It is presumed that exposure to radiation, even at the levels of natural background, may involve some additional risk of cancer. However, this has yet to be established. To determine precisely the ...

Exposure to radiation from head or neck CT imaging increased risk for childhood brain tumors, according to results of a ...

Cancer is a major risk of radiation exposure, but there are more immediate and surprising symptoms. Deep-space radiation might promote cataracts and impair eyesight. Even high-flying commercial ...

Although the absolute risk of melanoma at 40 years was small ... The risk was driven in large part by exposure to radiation therapy and specific types of cytotoxic chemotherapy.

» Are members of the nursing and ancillary staff at risk when taking care of patients after PET/CT examination? No, there is no significant risk to the staff taking care of these patients. Radiation ...

Only two relatively rare factors have so far been conclusively shown to affect glioma risk—exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation, and inherited mutations of highly penetrant genes ...

New research suggests moderate sun exposure offers health benefits, challenging traditional protection guidelines and changing public perception.

Opens in a new tab or window Exposure to moderate-to-high doses of ionizing radiation have been associated with several acute leukemias. In the current analysis, the relative risk for any leukemia ...

Using absolute prostate-specific antigen ... between pre-diagnosis PSA velocity and mortality risk in 358 men who received external-beam radiation for localized prostate cancer.