The hundreds of young women who worked in watch factories throughout the 1920s were exposed to so much radium that they used ...

There are 2 main types of radiation therapy for breast cancer. They are external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy (BRAY-kee-THAYR-uh-pee). Doctors at MSK are national experts in both types.

An unborn child is considered to be more sensitive than adults or children to potential adverse radiation effects. For many examinations such as CT of the head (including dental CT scans), chest and ...

(KSNW) — A Wichita girl who has been fighting cancer most ... Bella was on and off chemotherapy for years, and in 2017, she ...

Microbeam radiation therapy has proven effective in animal studies against tumours in the brain, breast, skin and central ...

the radiation source is placed at a distance from the patient (usually 80-150 cm). Healthy tissue, including skin, in the path of the beam can also be irradiated. To reduce this effect, higher-energy ...