Most people interpret radiation as a bad thing—but it isn’t always. In fact, radiation is a very normal phenomenon. For now, let’s just say that radiation is when an object produces energy. When a ...

What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies. UCF's Michal Masternak and his ...

Prostate cancer relapse treatment could be cut from 35 visits to just five. See how new radiation technology may change your ...

Hawking radiation is a form of radiation emitted by black holes, as theoretically predicted by Stephen Hawking. It suggests ...

Cladosporium sphaerospermum, cultured at the Coimbra University Hospital Centre in Portugal. (Rui Tomé/Atlas of Mycology, ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to end longstanding guidance that radiation exposure be “as low as reasonably achievable.” ...

Preoperative radiation therapy targeting brain metastases can activate immune pathways that typically are suppressed, results ...

RADIATION THERAPY for gynecologic cancers carries lasting adverse effects on sexual health, a new systematic review has found ...

Frequent flyers and airline crews face a higher risk of radiation exposure from the sun. The risk is greatest on flights at high altitudes, over the poles or during solar events. Radiation exposure ...