Radiation is everywhere. Some naturally occurs in gases, such as radon, released from the ground. Some comes from the sun. And some is man-made in the form of X-rays, radio waves and nuclear power.

Researchers at Hiroshima University (HU) in Japan have developed a way to leverage the cameras on smartphones to provide ...

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Patients with cancer that has spread to the bone are sometimes treated with alpha particle radiation therapy that is delivered into or very close to the tumor. However, it is unknown whether the ...

Reston, VA--Researchers have developed a simplified process that could enhance personalization of cancer therapy based on a single nuclear medicine scan. The novel method uses a follow-up single ...

Radiation Research Supplement, Vol. 8, Heavy Charged Particles in Research and Medicine. Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, ...

When the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, around 80,000 people were instantly vaporized, crushed, and incinerated by the initial blast. The lingering effects of radiation ...