CT scans fall under a group of medical tests known as diagnostic tests, or “a test used to help figure out what disease or condition a person has based on their signs and symptoms,” according to the ...

It may just be—at least when it comes to one common diagnostic procedure, the computed tomography scan, commonly known as a CT scan.  A new study published in JAMA International Medicine found that ...

Your phone emits low levels of radio frequency (RF) energy, a form of non-ionizing radiation. Unlike other forms of radiation, there's no evidence that non-ionizing radiation, such as RF energy ...

In the brain, excessive exposure to ionizing radiation can lead to the formation of a tumor called a meningioma. While most meningiomas are benign (non-cancerous), some can transform into a ...

ntu.edu.tw Objectives Radiation-induced cytogenetic damage in somatic cells has raised concern that low-dose ionising radiation can also damage germ cells and influence gamete production and/or ...

Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, uses a digital camera to expose a photo of his helmet visor during the mission's third planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as ...

In a world increasingly reliant on technology, a pressing question arises: can our dependence on gadgets, particularly mobile phones, be affecting our health in unexpected ways? A growing body of ...

Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in the antitumor immunity. Ionizing radiation (IR) has a pronounced effect on modifying NK cell biology, while the molecular mechanisms remain elusive.

Brain metastases (BM) occur frequently in the natural history of NSCLC and stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) is one of the main efficient local non-invasive therapeutic methods. However, SRT may ...