A very big report came out last month with very little fanfare. It concluded what we in nuclear science have been saying for decades – radiation doses less than about 10 rem (0.1 Sv) are no big deal.

As part of the health system's commitment to maintaining a quality-driven, state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility, Covenant HealthCare is adding a second linear accelerator to the Covenant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The linear dose-response relationship remains the most plausible method of determining risk for ...

Clinical experience with neuroendocrine rectal tumors. Background: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze the outcomes of patients with recurrent, metastatic, or unresectable rectal ...

The legal battle between Duke Health and WakeMed over a cancer-fighting linear accelerator has a David vs. Goliath flavor ...

STANFORD (CBS SF) -- The Stanford Cancer Institute will soon be the first hospital in the nation to use a new technology intended to reduce the number of radiation treatments for cancer patients.

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From my clinical experience, I have observed that not all patients are suitable for surgery. Some patients can be managed effectively with radiation therapy. However, not all radiation equipment has ...

It looks a bit like something out of “Star Wars,” or some other science fiction movie. It fights cancer, an alien inside the body. It’s called a Trilogy(R) linear accelerator, and it provides an ...

Now it is official. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) decisively upheld the Linear No-Threshold model to prescribe radiation safety standards, ending the protracted controversy on the topic ...