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Lung cancer: Stages and treatment options
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world.
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Earth's 2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988, courtesy warm air
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): The hole in the Earth's ozone layer- that acts like a sunscreen, shielding Earth from potentially harmful UV radiation- was the smallest observed since 1988.
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Top 8 radiation sources at your home
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): That tower, outside your home should concern you and rightly so; but what about the materials and products sitting around your house that could be emitting radiation?
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Radiotherapy may cause long-term cognitive impairment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): U.S. researchers have found that radiation therapy (RT) used for treating patients with brain tumors can alter neural networks and cause long-term cognitive impairment.
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From maverick frames to blue mirror lenses, accessorize your summer look!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): If you are a connoisseur of sunglasses, then you would of course know that they do not just shield your eyes from the sun's harmful radiation, but also add a distinct style quotient to your personality.
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High-dose prostate cancer therapy can half trips to hospital
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): Treating prostate cancer with a single, high dose of radiation delivered precisely to the site of the tumour results in good quality of life and fewer trips to the hospital, with adverse side effects that are no worse than if the radiation treatment had be
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India- Bangladesh ink MoU on regulation of nuclear safety, radiation prote
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): A Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Saturday between the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) for the exchange of technical information and cooperation in the regulation of nuclear safety
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Proton therapy offers hope for patients with recurrent lung cancer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 19 (ANI): An advanced form of image-guided radiation therapy, known as intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT), has shown early promise for the treatment of recurrent lung cancer.
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NASA's Van Allen Probes uncovers 'relativistic' electrons
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 16 (ANI): Earth's radiation belts, two doughnut-shaped regions of charged particles encircling our planet,were discovered more than 50 years ago, but their behaviour is still not completely understood.
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Twice a day radiation therapy cuts down deaths from cancer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 27 (ANI): A study suggests that treating head and neck cancer patients with twice-a-day radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy can prove beneficial and save more lives.
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Special team to safeguard Republic Day parade from radioactivity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): A chemical biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipped team will be deployed for the first time at the Rajpath to keep a check on radiation levels during this year's Republic Day parade.
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Researchers develop radiation free technique to image brain molecules
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C [US], Dec. 3 (ANI): In a path breaking discovery, scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new probe that allows them to image brain molecules without using any chemical or radioactive labels.
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