One persistent myth is that cellphone use directly causes brain cancer by emitting radiofrequency radiation. However, ...

Scientists have been arguing about the health risks from radiation since the end of the 19th century, when radioactivity was first discovered. Today, with electricity demand soaring and AI companies ...

Radiation therapy is the treatment of cancer and other diseases with ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation deposits energy that injures or destroys cells in the area being treated (the "target tissue ...

RISC-RAD (radiosensitivity of individuals and susceptibility to cancer induced by ionizing radiations) covers a very wide range of topics from early radiation damage through to mechanistic and ...

and with reference to IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3 provides guidance for individuals and organizations on the assessment of prospective cancer risks due to occupational exposure to ...

According to the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, dental X-rays are ...

Increasing concerns over clinicians' risks of developing cancer or other health problems from ionizing radiation exposures on the job prompted members of the American Medical Association (AMA ...

Ionizing radiation gets a warning sign ... This fact is noted as well by the US National Cancer Institute on their fact sheet, along with an exhaustive list of cohort, experimental, and other ...

Comparatively: Of the two, ionizing radiation has a greater potential to break the structure of DNA in cells, triggering mutations that can lead to cancer. In the brain, excessive exposure to ...

Arcilla and his team hope to address this capacity shortage by establishing a new cyclotron — a type of ionizing radiation facility — in Manila, in order to produce radiopharmaceuticals critical for ...

Most health insurance providers and Medicare cover Gentle Cure. Medicare Part A covers radiation therapy when you are receiving inpatient treatment in the hospital. Part B covers radiation therapy for ...