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New type of handheld detector for all types of ionizing radiation improves radiation safety

The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new…

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A protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy

About 60 percent of all cancer patients in the United States receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. However,…

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Radiation plus combination immunotherapy may help preserve bladder in some patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer

The standard of care for localized MIBC is radical cystectomy, the removal of the entire bladder. While it is typically…

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Business

Ukraine blames Russia for attack on Chernobyl's radiation shield

Ukraine accused Russia of hitting the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with a drone strike. This comes just days after a…

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Short-course radiation therapy effective for endometrial cancer patients

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) have found that…

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How this cancer drug could make radiation a slam dunk therapy

UCSF scientists combine a precision drug therapy with an antibody and radiation to eliminate tumors without causing side effects. Radiation…

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World

How ‘Conan the Bacterium’ withstands extreme radiation

Dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest of conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses…

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Environment

Revealed: how a San Francisco navy lab became a hub for human radiation experiments | US military

Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point is a special report by the San Francisco Public Press, an independent…

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MRI-guided radiation therapy reduces long-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

After a comprehensive two-year follow-up, researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that MRI-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy…

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