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Accelerated hypofractionation (HF) using larger dose per fraction, delivered in fewer fractions over a shorter overall treatment time, is presently a consistent possibility for adjuvant whole breast r...
The accurate detection and dosimetry of neutrons in mixed and pulsed radiation fields is a demanding instrumental issue with great interest both for the industrial and medical communities. In recent s...
Alpha (α) particles and low-energy beta (β) particles present minimal risk for external exposure. While these particles can induce leukemia and bone cancer due to internal exposure, they can also be...
Dosimetry of biological irradiations using radiochromic films.
Delivering accurate radiation dose to blood specimens during biological irradiations is essential in quantifying damage of ionizing radiation. To estimate dose to blood samples as accurately as possib...
In girls and young women, irradiation of the ovaries can reduce the number of viable ovarian primordial follicles, which may lead to premature ovarian failure (POF) and subsequently to sterility. One...
Microdosimetry is a recommended method for characterizing radiation quality in situations when the biological effectiveness under test is not well known. In such situations, the radiation beams are de...
Sodium tungstate modulates ATM function upon DNA damage.
Both radiotherapy and most effective chemotherapeutic agents induce different types of DNA damage. Here we show that tungstate modulates cell response to DNA damaging agents. Cells treated with tungst...
CIZ1, a p21(Cip1/Waf1)-interacting protein, functions as a tumor suppressor in vivo.
CIZ1 is a nuclear protein involved in DNA replication and is also implicated in human diseases including cancers. To gain an insight into its function in vivo, we generated mice lacking Ciz1. Ciz1-def...
The clinical evidences are not sufficient on the proton beam therapy of lung cancer for lacking of the RCTs on the comparing the proton with the photon beam in lung cancer radiotherapy. The aim of thi...
The occurrence of trichinellosis in a resident of the Netherlands prompted us to examine the likelihood of this originating from infected rats in spite of prevailing biosecurity and testing procedures...
News Articles
CT radiation risks coming into clearer focus
Recent attention to the cancer risks of ionizing radiation has prompted vigorous debate about how to quantify the risks of diagnostic imaging, and whether or how these risks ought to be incorporated.....
Objective To assess the cancer risk in children and adolescents following exposure to low dose ionising radiation from diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scans.Design Population based, cohort, data.....
Since the Kefauver-Harris amendments of 1962, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required evidence of efficacy to approve a drug for marketing in the United States. For many years, informat...
Cadence's Management Presents at UBS Global Healthcare Conference (Transcript)
Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CADX) UBS Global Healthcare Conference Transcript May 21, 2013 2:00 PM ET Executives Bill LaRue - Chief Financial Officer Analysts Ami Fadia - UBS Presentation...
Columbia University licenses 3D segmentation software to Varian
Columbia University has signed a licensing agreement with Varian Medical Systems for novel imaging software that facilitates 3D segmentation, the process by which anatomical structures in medical imag...
St. Jude Medical to Present at the 38th Annual Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) will present at the 38th Annual Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 29, in Boston. John Heinmiller, executive vice president,...
Some people have raised worries about whether novel double-stranded RNA molecules present in plant foods might be harmful to people. Naturally occurring plants often produce novel double-stranded RNA...
Study: Use of bronchodilators linked with increased risks of cardiovascular events
A study of older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests that new use of the long-acting bronchodilators β-agonists and anticholinergics was associated with similar increa...
Research: Frequency of candy consumption is not associated with adverse health risks
At a time when the spotlight is focused on obesity more than ever, new research suggests that frequency of candy consumption is not associated with weight or certain adverse health risks.
New Data Validates CyberKnife SBRT for Prostate Cancer Treatment
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today the publication of study results involving hundreds of prostate cancer patients treated with t...
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Algeta was founded in 1997 (as Anticancer Therapeutic Inventions) based upon a unique combination of radiation chemistry, nuclear medicine and clinical oncology expertise brought together by its two...
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), a Seventh-Day Adventist institution, is among the largest private medical educational centers in the United States and the only one in inland Southern...
Onconova, based in Newtown, PA and Lawrenceville, NJ, discovers and develops novel patent- protected small molecule therapeutic agents for cancer, radiation protection and hematol...
BSD Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and services systems to treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy delivered using focused radio frequency (RF) an...
Patient Access Solutions, Inc.
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities...
Andover Wellness Group is a community-based organization that focuses on health and wellness by deploying the concept of preventive healthcare as its mantra. We passionately belie...
Venafi is the pioneer and market leader of enterprise digital certificate and encryption key management solutions. Venafi delivered the first enterprise-class application to autom...
Healthways is the leading provider of specialized, comprehensive solutions to help millions of people maintain or improve their health and well-being and, as a result, reduce over...
âWe encourage all citizens to write Congress about the widespread, unchecked, non-stop proliferation of radiofrequency radiation in our midst and the inaction of the FCC to r...
American Semiconductor, Inc. is a complete silicon fabrication source, providing a broad suite of services to enable product realization from concept to fabrication. As an on-shor...
Clinical Trials
Cell Lines From High-Risk Breast Tissue
Background: - Many risk factors for breast cancer have been identified, including family history, endocrine background, changes in breast tissue, cancer in one breast, radiation...
Study of Markers of Cosmic Radiation Exposure and Effect Among Flight Crews
Ionizing radiation efficiently induces chromosomal aberrations (CA) and several studies of CA have now been conducted among small groups of flight crews. However, most of the studies only...
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) combined inductive and concurrent chemotherapy with more intensive regimen (cisplatin and pac...
Overall Aim: To describe and to assess the change in the temporal profile and transmission of microorganisms between patients and environmental surfaces after admission into a newly disinf...
Our long-term working hypothesis is that if 3-D radiation is combined with the effect of capecitabine one hopes to see improved and durable tumor response and survival with acceptable toxi...
A Phase I Study of Oral Topotecan as a Radiosensitizing Agent in Patients With Rectal Carcinoma
This is an open-label, single center, phase I study designed to determine the MTD or oral topotecan as a radiosensitizing agent in the treatment of rectal cancer patients. Sequential cohor...
Family Preparation Study For Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation From Their Family Member
Using the self-regulation theory, an intervention to prepare families for that experience was developed. This study will assess the impact of the intervention on a family’s evaluation of...
Rhythm Disturbances After Ventricular Septal Defects
We would like to conduct a retrospective chart review examining the incidence of surgical heart block in children treated in the Cardiac Service Line at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta....
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as 5-fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing and a...
Oral Contraceptives in the Metabolic Syndrome
Oral contraceptives (OCs) are the most widely used method of reversible birth control. However, the long-term cardiovascular safety of the widely used low-dose OCs (ethinyl-estradiol < 50...
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Health Effects of Exposure of Ionizing Radiation
PDF file link to: ECRR, 2010 Recommendations of the European Committee on Radiation Risk. http://www.euradcom.org/2011/ecrr2010.pdf FAIR USE: This site may c...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Consent Forms
Documents describing a medical treatment or research project, including proposed procedures, risks, and alternatives, that are to be signed by an individual, or the individual's proxy, to indicate his/her understanding of the document and a willingness to undergo the treatment or to participate in the research.
Deinococcus
A genus of gram-positive aerobic cocci found in the soil, that is highly resistant to radiation, especially ionizing radiation (RADIATION, IONIZING). Deinococcus radiodurans is the type species.
Uncertainty
The condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.
Virus Inactivation
Inactivation of viruses by non-immune related techniques. They include extremes of pH, HEAT treatment, ultraviolet radiation, IONIZING RADIATION; DESICCATION; ANTISEPTICS; DISINFECTANTS; organic solvents, and DETERGENTS.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Telephone surveys are conducted to monitor prevalence of the major behavioral risks among adults associated with premature MORBIDITY and MORTALITY. The data collected is in regard to actual behaviors, rather than on attitudes or knowledge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 1984.
