Articles, tagged with "radiation exposure", page 1
29th November 2011
Eyelid Cancer
Overview
Eyelid cancer is a general term for a cancer that occurs on or in the eyelid and is broadly categorized as an epithelial (outer surface) tumor. An eyelid tumor may be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous, meaning it can...
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Author:
pankaj Nagpal
08th June 2011
The amazing ability to look inside the body using x-rays was first discovered in 1895. With little known about its dangers, it was inevitable that the first victim to die from radiation was Thomas Edison’s x-ray technologist, Clarence Dally. Due to repeat...
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Author:
Art Jones
01st April 2011
A Linear Accelerator, commonly known as LINAC, has become the standard method of producing photons and electrons for radiation therapy treatments, generating energy for external beam radiation treatments for cancer. Linear accelerators now account for the...
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Author:
Lucy
15th April 2010
If you are fair skinned or of European decent you need to realize that as you get older your exposed hand and body skin will become thinner, lose its elasticity, wrinkle and damage more easily.
This is particularly so on the back of your hands. So it's...
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Author:
Michael J. Phillips
07th April 2010
As impressive as some our modern inventions may seem, there is always a chance for our designs to fail. To err is human, as the old adage states. Major endeavors, such as the design and construction of a new building, rely on the collective knowledge of h...
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Author:
Brandon Weber
18th August 2009
Dangers And Risks of Colonoscopy Procedures"What if you had to worry about giving your wife AIDS?" asked Wayne Craig, a 52-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who lives near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is among the more than 10,000 veterans who were told they may ...
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Author:
Suzanne Jojo
