After receiving radiation therapy for uterine cancer, you may experience fertility challenges, vaginal dryness, and bowel or bladder problems. Options to manage and relieve your side effects can vary.

THE acute radiation syndrome is an illness produced by exposure of the entire body, or a large part of the body, to ionizing radiations of a penetrating character. Although virtually unknown in ...

Radiation and nuclear accidents refer to incidents involving the release of radioactive materials into the environment due to accidents or malfunctions in nuclear facilities such as power plants, ...

Exposure to radiation is safe in small amounts and when it is strictly controlled during a medical exam such as an X-ray, for example. However, long-term exposure to small amounts of radiation can ...

Radioactive sources contain radioactive material of a particular radionuclide (an unstable form of an element emitting radiation), which can vary based on the application for which the source was ...

This can lead to cancer. Radiation can also deposit large amounts of energy into the body, which can damage or destroy cells completely. Image caption, Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of ...