San Francisco Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip said plutonium was found at the decommissioned Hunters Point Naval Shipyard ...

Living within a few miles of a nuclear power plant exposes someone to a small fraction of the radiation of an X-ray.

Former President Joe Biden "rang the bell" after finishing radiation therapy for metastatic prostate cancer that had spread ...

Radiation therapy is a common component of breast cancer treatment for patients. The high-powered beams of intense energy kill cancer cells and reduce the risk of the cancer recurring.

Side effects vary largely by radiation site. For instance, radiation for head and neck cancers are associated with a wealth ...

While the word “radiation” may immediately bring images of the Toxic Avenger to mind, the definition of this term is broader ...

A spokesperson for Joe Biden says the former Democratic president has completed several weeks of radiation therapy to treat ...

NASA measures radiation over Greenland to improve aviation safety and validate models that predict cosmic doses polar flight routes.

Radiation therapy plays a crucial role in treating breast cancer, but it can also bring challenges that last long after ...

Canada and the United States phased out lead paint decades ago due to serious health risks, but social media users are now ...

As missions prepare to visit ocean worlds like Enceladus and Europa, new findings show scientists must first learn to ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and ...