Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health issued a “public health alert” on Thursday to raise awareness about ...

Ever wonder what would happen if you didn’t wear the lead apron they put on you at the dentist’s office or in the operating room? What would actually happen to your body? Better yet, even if you wore ...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — University of Illinois researchers are working to develop a special suit to protect NICU infants from radiation. The all-female student team hopes to use NASA ...

Credit: Getty Images. The hormone sensitivity of breast tissue makes it even more susceptible to damage from ionizing radiation from imaging machines. Radiation is a part of day-to-day life for many ...

Radiologic technologists’ annual radiation exposure has been found to be nearly three times that of doctors. Medical radiation tests such as X-rays and CT (computed tomography) scans can cause side ...

Shayenthiran Sreetharan, Christopher Thome, Sujeenthar Tharmalingam, Devon E. Jones, Adomas V. Kulesza, Neelam Khaper, Simon J. Lees, Joanna Y. Wilson, Douglas R. Boreham and T. C. Tai Reliable human ...

SANTA FE, N.M. >> The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during ...

SANTE FE, N.M. — The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during ...