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Possible link found between diagnostic radiation and prostate cancer
Jul 02, 2008 |
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer — a rare form of prostate cancer which affects ...
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Possible link found between X-rays and prostate cancer
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer — a rare form of prostate cancer which affects ...
Breakthrough in radiotherapy promises targeted cancer treatment
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Current radiation therapy treatment damages a patient's healthy tissue as well as eradicating the tumour it is intended to destroy, making the treatment especially invasive and often causing nasty side effects.
MR enterography eliminates unnecessary radiation exposure in patients with small bowel disease
Apr 23, 2009 |
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MR enterography is an effective tool to evaluate and guide treatment of patients with Crohn's Disease (a common form of inflammatory bowel disease that typically affects young people) without exposing them to radiation, according ...
Medical imaging benefits far outweigh radiation risks
Mar 06, 2009 |
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In response to a recent report by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) stating that the U.S. population is exposed to seven times more radiation from medical imaging exams than in 1980, SNM ...
Mammogram most effective 12 months after radiation treatment
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Breast cancer patients who receive breast-conserving therapy and radiation do not need a follow-up mammogram until 12 months after radiation, despite current American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and National Comprehensive ...
Unindicated CT series result in unnecessary radiation exposure for patients
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A large proportion of patients who undergo abdominal/pelvic computed tomography (CT) receive unindicated and unnecessary additional image acquisition resulting in excess, avoidable radiation exposure, according to a study ...
Radiation exposure associated with more aggressive thyroid cancer, worse outcomes
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Patients with thyroid cancer who have previously been exposed to radiation—for example, in the workplace, through environmental exposure or for treatment of acne or another condition—appear to have more aggressive disease ...
Techniques appear to lower radiation exposure from cardiac scans without impairing image quality
Jun 10, 2009 |
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An intervention that includes techniques to reduce the amount of radiation from cardiac computed tomography angiography (scanning used to diagnose coronary artery disease) was associated with decreasing patient exposure to ...
Researchers fine-tune diffuse optical tomography for breast cancer screening
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Clemson University researchers in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bremen, Germany, are working to make the physical pain and discomfort of mammograms a thing of the past, while allowing for diagnostic ...
Experienced pilots may be at risk of DNA damage from ionizing radiation
Dec 11, 2008 |
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Airline pilots who have flown for many years may be at risk of DNA damage from prolonged exposure to cosmic ionising radiation, suggests a study published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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