Knowledge of the radiobiology of tumours and normal tissues provides the basis for the practice of radiation oncology. “Kill the tumour, while sparing normal tissues” is the main strategy of radiation ...

The IAEA has launched a new e-learning course as an internactive training tool to bridge knowledge gaps on clinical radiobiology, a key pre-requisite for treating cancer with radiation. Released ...

Traditional cytotoxic agents used in cancer therapy were initially discovered based on their ability to kill rapidly dividing cells. The targets of these early-generation agents were typically one or ...

NASA's Human Research Program will fund nine proposals for ground-based research that will help enable extended and safer human exploration of space by quantifying and, ultimately, reducing the risks ...

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Targeting the talent pipeline: the University of Oxford’s new MSc in Medical Physics with Radiobiology gets under way this month, with applications now open for the 2024/25 academic year. Above: a ...

Around 50% of patients with solid malignant tumours receive radiation therapy with curative or palliative intent at some point in the course of their disease. Early and late side effects limit ...

ONE of the most significant advances in cellular radiobiology was the development by Puck and Marcus 1 of a technique by means of which the survival from irradiation of animal cells in culture was ...

Varanasi: A two-day short course on ‘Radiobiology: Concepts & Applications’ commenced at the department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, IMS-BHU, bringing together around 70 postgraduate ...