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Researchers find quick, better radiation therapy for cancer patients
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): A new development in medical science will make it possible for cancer patients to undergo an entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second, rather than over several weeks.
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Scientists working towards delivering full course of radiation therapy in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): The days are near when cancer patients would go through the whole course of radiation treatment in less than a second, rather than receiving doses over many weeks.
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Particle accelerator miniaturised onto a microchip by Stanford scientists
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
California [USA], Jan 3 (ANI): The two-mile-long particle accelerator that is built on a hillside above the Stanford University uses microwave radiation to push electrons in a tube filled with vacuum, to velocities approaching that of light. The beam of particles emanating from this process
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Proton therapy for cancer significantly reduces risk of severe side effect
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Dec 27 (ANI): Proton therapy, as it turns out, has fewer side effects on cancer patients when compared to the traditional radiation treatment. While the cure rates of both the treatment methods are almost similar, radiation leads to much more frequent unplanned hospitalis
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Study suggests taking common antibiotic before radiation may help body fig
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): Whenever you suffer fever or infection, the first thing you are referred to is taking antibiotics as these drugs destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria.
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Giving common antibiotic before radiation may help body fight cancer: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 10 (ANI): Antibiotics are known as medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics also lead to positive effect on human health.
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Researchers use largest radar in Antarctica for first measures of Earth's
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Nov 30 (ANI): Ionosphere is the chaos in the night sky, about 60 to 600 miles above Earth's surface. This layer of Earth's atmosphere is blasted by solar radiation that breaks down the bonds of ions. Free electrons and heavy ions are left behind, constantly colliding
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Individuals exposed to CT scan radiation prone to thyroid cancer, leukemia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Individuals exposed to the radiation emanating from a CT scan are at an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer and leukemia, a new study says.
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Kolkata: Durga Puja pandal shows harmful effects of mobile tower's radiati
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 04 (ANI): Like every year, this year too the various Durga Puja pandals decorated across the city are worth a dekko. Sporting a theme with social messages, each pandal here has endeavoured to add a unique hue of distinctive attraction.
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Smartphone radiation doesn't have negative health effects, says study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 31 (ANI): A lot has been said about the radiation caused by smartphone and as 5G is being rolled out across the world, concerns about the negative effects of technology are also on the rise.
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Here is how sun damages our skin: study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Researchers have discovered the mechanism through which ultraviolet radiation, emitted by the sun, damages our skin.
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New drug proves to be promising for pancreatic cancer
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Researchers have invented a new drug for treating pancreatic cancer, which also showed promising initial results.
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