CHICAGO -- Some women with breast cancer who prefer breast conserving surgery consisting of lumpectomy and radiation may choose a procedure that delivers radiation to the malignant tumor and not to ...

Compared with interventional cardiologists, interventional imagers are exposed to markedly higher levels of radiation during structural heart procedures, according to new single-center data. These ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Every year, Guthrie resident Donna Romine is diligent about getting her mammogram. In 2014, her diligence may have saved her life. “One year it wasn’t there, the next year it was,” ...

Radiation therapy is an essential treatment for prostate cancers. Complications from radiation are very rare, but occasionally men can develop a urethral stricture after radiation treatment. The ...

Radiation doses during coronary artery disease testing varied widely based on global region, with patients in lower-income countries being exposed to higher doses vs. those in higher-income countries, ...

A protocol that uses continuous real-time radiation monitoring, low-dose imaging programs and requires physician awareness of radiation dose, significantly reduced radiation exposure during ...

A workshop to examine the feasibility and implications of tracking radiation doses to the U.S. population from medical diagnostic procedures. A workshop will be organized to examine the feasibility ...

To reduce the amount of fluoroscopy or X-ray radiation, a team of researchers worked with imaging tools such as 3D mapping and ultrasound to develop a new standard for radiation-free electrophysiology ...