This study also used radiotherapy beams that were shaped to, or ‘conform’ to the shape of the cancer (‘conformal radiotherapy ’). This helped to avoid healthy tissue. So it was possible to give a ...

Other radiation units were also checked. Despite the error, 294 people got the right radiation dose because they were treated with the beam size used to calibrate the machine. Review blamed for delay ...

There was a dose-dependent relation between exposure to radiation from cardiac procedures and subsequent risk of cancer. For every 10 mSv of low-dose ionizing radiation, there was a 3% increase in the ...

Key Takeaways Higher radiation doses (70 Gy) in lung cancer treatment did not increase pneumonitis risk and improved survival rates. Patients receiving 70 Gy had lower pneumonitis rates (34.5%) ...

An eastern Ontario man whose skin cancer returned after he got the wrong dose of radiation during treatment is leading a $30-million proposed class-action lawsuit against the Ottawa Hospital.

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center reveals that radiation therapy can spur growth in untreated metastatic tumors—even if they’re distant from the site ...

In patients with inoperable locally advanced esophageal cancer who received definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy, a higher radiation dose (≥ 59.4 Gy) did not improve survival compared with ...

Study confirms safety and efficacy of higher-dose-per-day radiation for early-stage prostate cancer Shorter, higher-dose-per-day radiation courses should be the standard radiation regimen for men ...

When testing approximately 48,000 CT machines in 17 hospitals, Smith-Bindman’s research found that 30% of the scanners emitted too high a radiation dose — and image quality was never a concern ...

To help countries collect and analyse radiation exposure data and strengthen worker protection and safety, the IAEA has released a new state-of-the-art online National Dose Registry system. Keeping a ...