Like all other planets with magnetic fields, Mercury traps harmful radiation in a belt-like shape. But only sometimes.

The ruby-red grapefruit is a staple of grocery stores’ produce section. In cereal-box ads promoting a “balanced breakfast,” ...

The Trump administration is backing a major overhaul of U.S. radiation safety rules.

Mercury was long considered the exception to the rule that magnetic planets have radiation belts similar to Earth's Van Allen ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized ...

Residents voiced frustration at a meeting about radiation levels in Niagara and Erie counties, with officials offering ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been ...

The disappearance of radiation oncology clinics threatens cancer care access for over 50 million Americans, with rural areas facing the greatest impact.

In a pivot from personal safety measures, the multisociety effort calls on stakeholders to pursue a modern, standardized ...

More than 50 million Americans live in counties without a radiation oncology practice site as rural and community-based ...

It’s important to understand how radiation therapy fits into your treatment plan so you can make choices about your care. Radiation therapy works by using high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. MSK ...

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 ...