Experts Worried About Irradiation Machines
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The U.S. government should replace more than 1,000 irradiation machines used in hospitals and research facilities because terrorists could use the radioactive materials inside them to make "dirty" bombs, a government advisory panel has concluded.
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A power failure with potentially devastating consequences at a new high-security research center provokes a critic's call for change.
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One of the last frontiers of semiconductor technology - environments where electronic devices have to run at high power, in fierce heat or at lethal doses of radiation - may be about to fall.
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The world's biggest nuclear power plant may be shut for more than a year for safety checks after an earthquake in Japan caused radiation leaks, prompting speculation of power shortages and prompting a run on the firm's shares.
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Using the largest known prostate cancer data set of patients treated solely with external-beam radiation in the US, radiation oncologists have examined the &quot;PSA bounce&quot; phenomenon and determined that it is not an indicator that men will die of prostate
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The recent earthquake in Japan and accidents at two German power plants raise questions on the safety of nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative.
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Proponents for nuclear power say new reactors have better fail-safe mechanisms, but many countries hopping on the nuclear bandwagon have abysmal industrial safety records, and even some supporters are skeptical that the next generation of reactors could be foolproof.
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Many people continue to wonder whether standing next to a microwave while itâs on can expose them to radiation.
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Rapidly growing number of cancer patients may in fact be the Chernobyl&#39;s aftereffect, scientists claim. A new study suggests more than 800 people in northern Sweden developed cancer as a result of the radioactive
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NEW YORK  - Women with cervical cancer who  get radiation therapy at small, local facilities are less  likely to be treated effectively, researchers report.
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The radiation astronauts encounter in deep space could put vital blood-making cells in jeopardy.
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ELEANOR HALL: A huge explosion in North Korea near the border with China has sparked fears around the world about the communist regime&#39;s nuclear capacity.
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Radiation exposure from a yearly full-body scan could dramatically increase the lifetime risk of cancer, researchers report in a new study.
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Hundreds of brain cancer patients in France and perhaps others in the United States may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines, which were ordered shut down by the French government after a manufacturer's warning.
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Solar rays can help protect against some cancers and heart disease, say scientists
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The head of the largest program tracking the health of World Trade Center site workers said several have developed rare blood cell cancers, raising fears that cancer will become a "third wave" of illnesses among those exposed to toxic dust after Sept. 11.
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BOSTON Elderly women in treatment for early-stage breast cancer may safely forgo radiation therapy - which is expensive, inconvenient and often difficult - without substantially increasing the prospects for the return of the disease, researchers reported