Philippines The moist desquamation that occurs in acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) is a very painful condition for the patient and often leads to interruption of radiotherapy. Current clinical ...

and diarrhea are common adverse effects of radiation therapy. 20 Less often, some patients develop some acute adverse effects such as erythema of the skin, dryness, or desquamation in the ...

Traditionally, men who chose radiation therapy for prostate cancer undergo radiation for weeks or even months. But now, in certain cases, it can be completed in less than a week. Prostate cancer ...

Original Medicare Part A covers radiation therapy received as an inpatient in the hospital, Part B covers radiation therapy received as an outpatient in a clinic, and Part D may cover oral ...

All types of radiation become less intense as they travel further away from the radioactive material. This is because the particles or rays become more spread out. The thicker the substance ...

Philip Morrison and Guiseppe Cocconi analyzed how two civilizations separated by many light years of space might use electromagnetic radiation to communicate. Electromagnetic radiation is the general ...

Radiation Protection of Patients (RPOP) – the leading resource for health professionals, patients and public on the safe and effective use of radiation in medicine. Health professionals can find ...

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.

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a type of light. Sunlight has UV rays, along with other kinds of rays. Some light bulbs give off UV rays, too. UV light bulbs are used in tanning beds and lamps, some ...

Department of Paediatric Oncology, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK Correspondence to Dr Daniel Yeomanson, Department of Paediatric Oncology, Sheffield Children's ...

A small number of other patients may present with oral erosions (7 cases, 22.6%), skin erosion (6 cases, 19.4%), pruritus (6 cases, 19.4%), desquamation (6 cases, 19.4%), fever (6 cases, 19.4%). 19.4% ...