When is radiation therapy used?
Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors (see Question 1). About half of all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy, either alone or in combination with other types of cancer treatment (see ... [... more]
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How to Care for Yourself During Radiation for Breast Cancer
Each person responds differently to radiation (high-energy rays used to kill cancer cells), but there are steps you can take for good self-care that will help protect your skin and minimize the side effects of radiation. Sleep as much as you like ... [... more]
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Crazy Idea: A Radiation Hat patent#: US 6947
With all of the radiation we broadcast into the atmosphere from cell phones, radio towers, television towers, wi-fi computers, gps devices and the soon-to-be-omnipresent RFID tags it's amazing we haven't all melted like the Nazis at the end of ... [... more]
Live Science |
Computer Radiation - Family Health
Studies show that long-term exposure to radiation increases the risk of all forms of cancer, tumors, blood disorders, miscarriage, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, aging of the skin, skin burn, etc. Radiation exposure over time can cause skin burn, ... [... more]
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Radiation
Expert advice on radiation from the National Center for Policy Research for Women & Families. Radiation therapy has improved greatly through the years, and the doses are much lower than they used to be. The bottom line is that women who have ... [... more]
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Foundationis of Radiation Hydrodynamics
 Excellent, informative volume focuses on dynamics of nonradiating fluids, problems involving waves, shocks and stellar winds, physics of radiation, radiation transport, and the dynamics of radiating fluids. 1984 edition. [... more]
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Synchrotron Radiation
In this book the characteristics of synchrotron radiation, including insertion device radiation, are described and derived from first principles. The reader is first introduced to the subject in an intuitive way in order to gain familiarity with the [... more]
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Radiation Effects on Polymers for Biological Use
Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which has to correspond as nearly as possible to its particular [... more]
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Sensing with Terahertz Radiation
Firstly, this book discusses the different methods of accessing the THz range, with the goal of convincing the reader that there have been qualitative and significant improvements over older, more conventional techniques. Secondly, the demonstrations and [... more]
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Radiometry and the Detection of Optical Radiation
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Study: Less Breast Cancer Radiation Appears Safe
Lower doses of radiation may offer women the same level of protection from breast cancer recurrence with fewer side effects, according to British researchers at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Lowering the dose ... [... more]
American Cancer Society |
Radiation for breast cancer ups heart disease risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As a treatment for breast cancer, radiation, even modern regimens, appears to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for March 7. Earlier ... [... more]
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