Another way to consider the concept is by comparing the risk from radiation-induced cancer to that from cancer from other sources. For instance, a radiation exposure of 10 mrems (10,000,000,000 ...

Low doses of radiation equivalent to three CT scans, which are considered safe, give cancer-capable cells a competitive advantage over normal cells in healthy tissue, scientists have discovered.

The test packs a dose equal to 600 X-rays, but doctors say it is a useful scan. Feb. 4, 2009— -- A test commonly ordered by cardiologists across the country to diagnose heart disease exposes ...

Phase II study evaluating the association of gemcitabine, trastuzumab, and erlotinib as first-line treatment in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (GATE 1). This is an ASCO Meeting ...

A new report has found that people absorb less radiation from airport X-ray backscatter scanner than they do while standing in line waiting for the scan itself. A new report by an independent task ...

High-dose radiation treatment, called stereotactic body radiotherapy, appears to be safe and as effective as standard radiation treatment for certain patients with pancreatic cancer whose tumors are ...

Population- and hospital-based studies suggested that among breast cancer survivors, the risk of developing a second cancer at other sites is 10–40% higher than in the general population (Harvey and ...

Recent efforts to reduce the radiation dose delivered by coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) have yielded a safer version of the diagnostic technology, one that matches the sensitivity of ...

Like all procedures that involve a radioactive substance, nuclear medicine techniques that use radiopharmaceuticals generate radiation that could potentially have adverse effects on a patient.