X-rays have fundamentally revolutionized healthcare, giving us views of the human body and even almost impossible views of atoms. However, the radiation involved in X-rays has often raised concerns ...

Everyone who's had regular dental care knows the heavy lead apron that's draped across your body before taking X-rays of your ...

Advances in the study of the effect of dental x-rays on oral mucosa cells have shown that radiation exposure can induce DNA damage and cytotoxicity in these cells, according to a literature review in ...

A flexible and reusable radiation shield that lays across the patient like a blanket can reduce scatter radiation to operators in the cath lab by as much as 84% compared with routine protection ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The detection and measurement of ionizing radiation has long been a critical capability in fields ranging from medical imaging to nuclear energy to space exploration. However, ...

Medical imaging, including X ray diagnostic radiology, diagnostic nuclear medicine and image guided interventional procedures, is performed with the explicit goal of obtaining useful information to ...