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.

(Example: Using data from the distance and shielding lab to understand the role that distance and shielding materials play in radiation exposure.) This lab was created with support from Dr. Nathaniel ...

Ionizing radiation has enough energy to affect the atoms in living cells and damage their genetic material (DNA). Fortunately, the cells in our bodies are extremely efficient at repairing this damage.

To understand how to protect soldiers from ionizing radiation, 5 it is necessary to understand its characteristics, how it interacts with tissues in the body, and the effects these interactions may ...

Radiation, when used wisely and with the right safety precautions, can work wonders for our lives and the environment, making our world a safer, healthier and more secure place to live. If you look ...

The symposium organizing committee invited a number of experts to provide overviews of current and future directions of specific research areas in radiation epidemiology and radiation biology. The ...

How much radiation are we exposed to every year? What about 30 years ago? The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) commissioned two studies in 1987 and 2009 to determine ...