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[ Watch the Video: Solar Eruption in Full HD ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online During his trip to the International Space Station (ISS), Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield carried with him a new set of instruments designed to help measure the amount of radiation an astronaut absorbs during a typical trip into space. The radiation measured by the devices is called neutron radiation. It is one of the more dangerous types officials from the Canadian Space Agency...
The lifetime risks of cancer from medical radiation may be overemphasized relative to more immediate health risks, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Radiation exposure from computed tomography (CT) and other medical sources has drawn considerable media attention in recent years. Stories warning of the dangers often focus on the lifetime risk estimates of radiation-induced cancer from repeat examinations. This approach has limitations, said Pari V....
RIO DE JANEIRO, December 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An advanced radiotherapy treatment system, fully equipped for treating cancer with advanced, image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery, has been ordered by Clínicas Oncológicas Integradas (GRUPO COI) for installation at the group's Botafogo site in Rio de Janeiro. The TrueBeam(TM) system, which was designed to treat tumors with great accuracy and speed, is the first to be ordered by a treatment center in South America, and is...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Florida radiation oncologists are using a sophisticated medical device to treat patients who have recent diagnoses of metastatic cancer, where the disease has started to spread from one part of the body to another. The device, called Vero, delivers stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in a way that allows the physician to track and view the tumor in real time during treatment. This permits a high degree of precision in...
ATLANTA, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta has received 510(k) clearance for its Clarity® 4D Monitoring software, enabling U.S. medical centers to implement this new way of reducing the uncertainty caused by prostate motion during radiation treatment. Physicians will be able to monitor the motion of the prostate and surrounding tissues and organs - in real-time and with sub-millimeter accuracy - during the delivery of therapeutic radiation beams. The ability to continuously...
The firm continues to investigate potential cell phone radiation lawsuits on behalf of people who developed cancerous brain tumors possibly associated with their use of mobile phones. New York, NY (PRWEB) December 16, 2012 Amid growing concerns of a possible connection between cell phones and brain cancer, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed The Cell Phone Right to Know Act, H.R. 6358, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. The Act, which is sponsored by Rep Dennis J. Kucinich...
BEIJING, Dec.13, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical," or the "Company") (NYSE: CCM), a leading specialty hospital management solution provider and operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which it will acquire 19.98% of indirect ownership of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Proton Therapy Center (MD...
CURITIBA, Brazil, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 500(th) Leksell Gamma Knife® system manufactured since 1986 was recently installed at Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba (INC, Curitiba, Brazil). INC - which acquired Elekta's latest generation Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion(TM) - began clinical treatments on October 1, 2012, delivering radiosurgery to a patient with a skull base meningioma. Installed in 48 countries, over 300 Gamma Knife systems are currently in clinical use,...
Bernstein Liebhard LLP continues to investigate potential cell phone radiation lawsuits on behalf of people who developed brain cancer and other tumors possibly associated with their use of mobile phones. New York, New York (PRWEB) December 09, 2012 As cell phone radiation lawsuits continue to move forward in the U.S., the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS) has released a position paper voicing support for the recent ruling by the Italian Supreme Court that cell...
FARMINGTON, Conn., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The incidence of cancer is rising worldwide with over 13 million cases recorded in the year 2008 alone. Worldwide, the rate of growth of cancer is expected to rise further and reach 17 million by 2030. Market growth in the US is driven by an increasing number of cancer cases, a favorable reimbursement policy pertaining to radiation therapy for cancer, as well as rapid acceptance of advanced and novel treatment procedures. In the...
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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...
