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PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sophia Rahman, MD, has recently joined the Diablo Valley Oncology/Hematology Medical Group in their Radiation Oncology Department. As part of Diablo Valley Oncology's comprehensive cancer center, which opened in 2008, Rahman has experience with all types of cancer. She has a special interest in the treatment of breast cancer and the use of stereotactic radiosurgical techniques in the treatment of other cancers. "Sophia is going...
Evidence-based healthcare solutions firm to improve quality by matching radiation treatment plans to national standards Bluffton, SC (PRWEB) September 04, 2012 CareCore National, LLC has launched an evidence-based radiation therapy quality management program on behalf of Cigna customers. Cigna is a global health service company that administers health plan benefits for more than 12 million people in the United States. CareCore’s radiation therapy management program is designed to help...
WINNIPEG, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - IMRIS Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRS); (TSX: IM) ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today is announcing that they have been allowed the U.S. patent for MR Guided Radiation Therapy involving the combination of radiation therapy and a moveable magnet system. In addition, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently cleared the first of several products in its MR Guided Radiation Therapy business. The recently cleared MR imaging radiation oncology package is...
NASA has selected 12 grants to be funded through its most recent research announcement for opportunities in space radiobiology research. This ground-based research will be performed at NASA's Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. Researchers will use beams of high-energy heavy ions to simulate space radiation. NASA's Space Radiation Program will fund the 12 proposals to study radiation effects linked to two or more cancer development processes....
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- PartTec, Ltd., a leader in neutron radiation detection technology, announced that Paul C. Dreier has joined the company as V.P. and Chief Business Development Officer. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120829/CG64891) Dreier brings extensive international success in business and product development to PartTec. In his most recent V.P. and Director positions for FLIR Systems, Inc. (ICx Technologies), Paul drove strategic...
ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- West Physics Consulting, the leading national provider of medical and health physics consulting and testing services, announced today that it has begun offering CT dose reduction, fluoroscopy dose reduction and related services to medical imaging facilities throughout the United States. Recent radiation dose incidents, newly published scientific studies, and growing public and media attention have made minimizing unnecessary radiation dose to...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Since their first medical use in to late 19th century, X-rays have been a useful and fascinating tool. When inventor Wilhelm Rontgen produced the first-ever X-ray image of his wife’s arm, she proclaimed, “I have seen my death.” Rontgen’s wife may have unwittingly made a dire warning as the benefits of the technology are somewhat offset by the damage carcinogenic X-rays cause to the skin and human DNA. However, the Mayo...
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, working with colleagues in Sweden, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico, have validated a radiosensitivity molecular signature that can lead to better radiation therapy decisions for treating patients with breast cancer. The results appeared in a recent issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research. The study examined patients with breast cancer who had been treated with radiation therapy and...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Exposure to radioactive material released into the environment has caused mutations in butterflies found in Japan, according to a new study out of the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa. An increase in leg, antennae and wing shape mutations among butterflies collected following the 2011 Fukushima accident were found by the study, published in the journal Scientific Reports. Laboratory experiments exposed the link between these...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The Government Accountability Office is opening back up the debate on whether cell phones can cause cancer, by suggesting the Federal Communications Commission's current standards are outdated. The GAO report said the FCC's regulations "may not reflect the latest evidence on the effects" of cell phones. The government agency is critical of the way the FCC has managed its standards, saying that the rules have not changed since 1996,...
Latest Radioactivity Reference Libraries
Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
Solar Radiation -- Solar radiation is radiant energy emitted by the sun due to nuclear fusion reactions. Fusion is the process whereby stars produce huge quantities of energy from the fusion of hydrogen or helium, in one of the most efficient processes of energy generation. The radiation referred to is usually electromagnetic energy, particularly infrared radiation, visible light, and ultraviolet. Some stars are known to emit radiation of other wavelengths. Solar neutrinos are a...
