New shielding for the imager, with ergonomic cutouts, now used at the researchers’ institution (Photo Credit: Akihisa Kataoka) For interventional imagers participating in structural heart ...
Military personnel enter active duty knowing there are risks involved. One risk that affects a small proportion of veterans is illness caused by radiation exposure during service. Most veterans don’t ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. should establish a new coordinated research program to investigate the impacts of exposure to low doses of radiation on human health, says a new report from the National ...
Background radiation is the invisible radiation that is always present in our environment. It comes from a variety of sources, both natural and man-made. Natural sources include cosmic rays from space ...
Compared with interventional cardiologists, interventional imagers are exposed to markedly higher levels of radiation during structural heart procedures, according to new single-center data. These ...
UV radiation comes primarily from the sun. It comprises UVA, UVB, and UVC rays, each with unique properties. While some types of UV radiation provide health benefits, they can also pose risks. The sun ...