Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a ...

X-rays have fundamentally revolutionized healthcare, giving us views of the human body and even almost impossible views of atoms. However, the radiation involved in X-rays has often raised concerns ...

Researchers at Hiroshima University (HU) in Japan have developed a way to leverage the cameras on smartphones to provide accurate radiation readings. The system they created costs less than US$70 and ...

A lab in the United States has developed a revolutionary patch to protect cancer ...

Of the sources of the radioactivity that batters man, fallout from nuclear weapons testing is the least. At current levels, it is less than 5% of radiation from natural sources. But this is small ...

Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...

A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites. The spread of radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima Daiichi ...

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Interested contributors have until 28 June 2024 to submit abstracts for the IAEA´s Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2025), to be held from ...

Gain a deeper understanding of the uses of radiation in the medical and biotechnology fields with UMass Lowell's M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences option, Radiation ...