It did not take long after the discovery of X-rays in the 1890s for scientists to begin exploring the harmful effects of ...

What is particularly frustrating about radiation is that sometimes the adverse effects don’t show up until months or years ...

Surgery and Radiation: Common effects include swelling (lymphedema), skin irritation similar to a sunburn and fatigue.

Here on Earth, there are ever-present concerns related to the presence of radiation. Some have worried that we may be exposing ourselves to radiation from our many electronics, though thankfully, the ...

Men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer who experience side effects early in treatment may face a higher risk of developing more serious long-term urinary and bowel health issues, ...

CURE spoke with Alexa M. Lantz of Penn State Health about radiation side effects. For patients with cancer who are receiving treatment with radiation therapy, keeping lines of communication open with ...

Radiotherapy is a key foundation of oncologic treatment that is used across the spectrum of cancer indications. Advances in imaging, treatment planning, and dose delivery have led to increasingly ...

The Artemis II Moon mission will shed light on radiation and health effects in space.

An illustration titled 'What Radioactivity Is', with six panels' reading (top) 'Water in pond is 'stable,' it expends no energy,' water can be carried up-hill and its energy level raised,' 'as it runs ...