The field of radiation therapy has undergone significant evolution with a growing emphasis on quality assurance (QA) and process control. Contemporary QA measures now extend beyond the straightforward ...

Peer review is a common practice in medicine to support the complementary, multidisciplinary team approach in healthcare. A 2013 survey of radiation oncologists indicates that they would like more ...

Nuclear energy isn't exactly clean, with nuclear waste never exactly going away. But this inventive new process might help ...

Radioactive sources contain radioactive material of a particular radionuclide (an unstable form of an element emitting radiation), which can vary based on the application for which the source was ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American For a long time the apparent discrepancy ...