Radiotherapy, or radiation therapy, is the clinical use of high energy rays (ionizing radiation) to induce DNA damage in all exposed cells to ultimately kill cancer cells or prevent cancer growth.

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Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through material or space. Every day, Canadians come in contact with radiation in both their living and work environments.

where ionizing radiation is used for medical treatments, structural inspections, and food sterilization. However, prolonged exposure to radiation is dangerous, making effective shielding essential. In ...

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1 This finding provided the groundwork for the use of ionising radiation in medicine, laying the foundation for the development of radiotherapy as a therapeutic technique. Recent technical ...

Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien City 970, Taiwan Center for General Education, Tzu Chi University, Hualien City 970, Taiwan ...

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Monash University offers a 2 year graduate entry to practice Masters degree program that meets the requirements for graduates to become registered radiation therapists. The Master of Radiation Therapy ...

Notably, we observed the existence of radiation-resistant microbes such as Deinococcus radiotolerans, Kocuria sp., and Rubrobacter radiotolerans which can tolerate high levels of ionizing radiation.

Cosmic radiation consists of energetic charged particles, such as protons and Helium ions, moving through space. They originate from events beyond our solar system and from the sun. By the time cosmic ...