News tagged with radiation sensitivity
Unravelling breast cancer susceptibility
Aug 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at St Andrews University's Bute Medical School are investigating a vital link between radiation sensitivity and breast cancer susceptibility.
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You can't teach old materials new tricks
Feb 16, 2008 |
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A more sensitive, more selective and easily deployable radiation detection material is necessary to meet complex 21st century challenges. In the AAAS symposium “Radiation Detectors for Global Security: The ...
Detecting bone erosion in arthritic wrists
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are more sensitive than radiography – the standard imaging technique – for detecting bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research published ...
Research reveals key to world's toughest organism
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Cornell researchers uncovers the details of how the world's toughest bacterium survives lethal radiation exposure.
Ultrasound first, not CT, for diagnosing suspected acute appendicitis
May 07, 2008 |
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Color Doppler ultrasound, not CT, should be the first imaging examination for adult patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study emphasizes.
Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to ...
Nanotechnology makes supertelescopes much more sensitive
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Nanotechnologist Chris Lodewijk has succeeded in significantly increasing the sensitivity of the new supertelescopes in Chile. He will receive his PhD on this topic at Delft University of Technology on Monday 2 February.
Geoengineering could slow down the global water cycle
May 27, 2008 |
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As fossil fuel emissions continue to climb, reducing the amount of sunlight hitting the Earth would definitely have a cooling effect on surface temperatures.
Researchers find how a common genetic mutation makes cancer radiation resistant
Jun 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many cancerous tumors possess a genetic mutation that disables a tumor suppressor called PTEN. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown why inactivation of PTEN ...
People without heart disease symptoms should use caution in obtaining cardiac imaging exams
Feb 02, 2009 |
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At the radiation dose levels used in cardiac imaging exams, such as cardiac CT or nuclear medicine scans, the risk of potentially harmful effects from ionizing radiation are low. However, since the exact level of risk is ...
Prototype Terahertz Imager Promises Biochem Advances
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated a new imaging system that detects naturally occurring terahertz radiation with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. ...
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