We’ve been talking a lot about radiation lately—and with good reason—but it’s been difficult to keep track of just what all those numbers mean. How much is safe? How much is bad? How many bananas do I ...

The guys over at XKCD created this wonderful chart detailing the amount of radiation you get from just living your daily life and how it compares with the radiation dosages in scary disasters. It’s ...

As long as the situation at the Fukushima power plant remains out of control, people are going to keep on being worried about radiation exposure. Even though we’re exposed to a fair amount of ...

If a over 40 years of less than 1 or 2 in 1000 is tolerable (2-4 weeks average life expectancy, a hundred times smaller than that due to smoking), then •in the case of leukaemia a radiation dose of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Choice of protocol, BMI and C-arm rotation were associated with higher doses of radiation in fluoroscopic ...

Radiation therapy uses high-energy waves to damage cancer cell DNA and stop growth. It targets a specific area but can sometimes harm healthy cells as well. External beam radiation sends rays from a ...