A team at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has received a $250,000 Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The ...

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Researchers wish to treat tumors more effectively in the future by combining radiation therapy and focused ultrasound. The joint project SONO-RAY began on October 1st, 2016. The project is part of ...

The IAEA has launched a new Regulatory Infrastructure Development Project for Asia and the Pacific as part of its efforts to strengthen radiation safety and nuclear security in the region. Building on ...

Can weightlessness stop cancer from growing? One of the nine research projects that has been given the go-ahead for the new China Space Station scheduled for 2022 is designed to answer this exact ...

The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency is proposing using smart cards to log how much radiation a person receives in the course of a lifetime from imaging technology, according to ...

Radiation therapy uses high-energy waves to damage cancer cell DNA and stop growth. It targets a specific area but can sometimes harm healthy cells as well. External beam radiation sends rays from a ...