Topic:
Radiation
Not finding your answer? Try searching the web for
Radiation
Answers to Common Questions
Radiation therapy works by reacting with the water in cancerous cells, damaging the DNA of the cell that controls its growth. Most cells can repair themselve, however, since cancerous cells, unlike normal cells, cant easily repair themselve...
Radiation is defined as the energy that is emitted as particles or waves. It can be emitted by one body and absorbed by another body. Radiation treatment is the act of being exposed to these waves or rays.
Radiation oncology is the practice of using radiation to treat cancer and malignant cells in the body. It's sometimes called radiation therapy, or XRT. For more information see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_oncology
More Common Questions
Answers to Other Common Questions
Physicists credit French physicist Henri Becquerel with discovering gamma radiation. In 1896, he discovered that uranium minerals could expose a photographic plate through a heavy opaque paper. Roentgen had recently discovered x-rays, and B...
http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/gamma.html#disc...
Radiation therapy is not suitable for all types of skin cancers. Some of the factors affecting whether radiation therapy can be used include: Type of cancer Site of the cancer Previous use of radiation therapy Suitability of other treatment...
http://dermnetnz.org/procedures/radiotherapy.html
i am still using it because i spend all my time with surfing. first eight hours are still in good condition but after that my eyes are blurring. i have spend about 16 hours online to check my email account with Yahoo! Mail, GMail & Hotm...
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1319065.aspx
We are all exposed to cosmic radiation, but pilots and cabin crew are exposed to greater doses than the rest of us because they spend more time at higher altitudes. Read our flying section for more information on cosmic radiation.
http://www.worksmart.org.uk/health/viewquestion.php?eny...
It comes from outer space, the ground, and even from within our own bodies. Radiation is all around us and has been present since the birth of this planet. Radiation simply is part of our daily lives. The word, “radiation,” generally brings...
http://www.epa.gov/radtown/basic.html#what
Radiation therapy is the treatment of cancer using penetrating beams of high-energy waves called radiation. The radiation used for cancer treatment comes from special machines or from radioactive substances. In small doses over a period of ...
http://www.stjohn.org/VanElslander/CancerTreatment/Radi...
Electromagnetic radiation, or EMR, is a term we apply to the phenomenon of the movement of electromagnetic (EM) energy through the propagation of a wave. This wave, which moves at the speed of light in a vacuum, is composed to two intertwin...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Electromagnetic_radia...