Women working in health care who are regularly exposed to radiation from X-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionizing radiation protection to help minimize their risk of developing breast ...

External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a treatment where radiation beams come from a source outside the body. Usually, it comes from a machine called a linear accelerator (also called a LINAC).

The field of radiation therapy has undergone significant evolution with a growing emphasis on quality assurance (QA) and process control. Contemporary QA measures now extend beyond the straightforward ...

Components of a typical laser include gain medium, laser pumping energy and resonant optical cavity. The output frequency of most lasers is fixed or within a small range, and it is difficult to ...

For a typical cancer patient, radiation therapy is a six-week slog. After each week of five daily treatments, many patients experience an accumulation of side effects. Following the full treatment ...