IN a paper on secondary radiation from gases subject to X-rays (Phil. Mag. [6] v., p. 685, 1903), I described experiments which led to the conclusion that this radiation is due to what may be ...

Radiation therapy for prostate cancer can cause short-term side effects such as diarrhea, urine changes, and more. Long-term side effects such as urinary and bowel problems may also occur ...

Hundreds of thousands of people still using old radio teleswitch service (RTS) meters could be left without electricity or hot water from this summer, experts have warned. RTS meters were ...

IN a paper read before the Royal Society on February 16, I described experiments demonstrating the partial polarisation of Röntgen radiation proceeding from an X-ray bulb, and at the same time ...

Source: Getty Images While radiation therapy and chemo are separate treatments, they both work by damaging or killing cancer cells. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians with reliable ...

There are concerns that people still using old RTS meters could be left without electricity or hot water if they do not have them replaced before the summer deadline. Energy UK estimates that ...

"It's insane that something is from space can have that kind of an impact on our electronics. So we're thinking, okay, how does that have a potential impact on other aspects of our life?" The ...

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are both treatments for cancer – the uncontrolled growth and spread of cells to surrounding tissues. Chemotherapy, or “chemo,” uses special drugs to shrink ...

Interested contributors have until 2 May 2025 to submit abstracts for scientific posters for the IAEA’s International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine — X Ray Vision. The conference, ...

Our radiation oncologists use the latest technology available for radiation therapy. It’s important to understand how radiation therapy fits into your treatment plan so you can make choices about your ...

After the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, radiation measurement became newly relevant for a lot of people. Geiger-Müller tubes, previously a curiosity, became simultaneously important and ...