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(Example: Using data from the distance and shielding lab to understand the role that distance and shielding materials play in radiation exposure.) This lab was created with support from Dr. Nathaniel ...

Exposure to radiation is safe in small amounts and when it is strictly controlled during a medical exam such as an X-ray, for example. However, long-term exposure to small amounts of radiation can ...

Radiation therapy is the term for treatment types that use radiation to destroy or shrink cancer cells and tumors. The two main types of radiation therapy for treating cancer are external beam ...

Chemotherapy uses medications taken by mouth or infused into a vein or port. It travels through the bloodstream to kill cancer cells throughout the body. Radiation therapy targets one area by aiming ...

Radiotherapy is a major cancer treatment option but dose-limiting side effects such as late-onset fibrosis in the irradiated tissue severely impair quality of life in cancer survivors. Efforts to ...

Radiation for liver cancer plays a crucial role in treating the disease. It delivers precise, controlled radiation doses to the tumor site. While treatment options for liver cancer include surgery, ...

The symposium organizing committee invited a number of experts to provide overviews of current and future directions of specific research areas in radiation epidemiology and radiation biology. The ...