External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a treatment where radiation beams come from a source outside the body. Usually, it comes from a machine called a linear accelerator (also called a LINAC).

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I have an "interesting" mother. she once saw an article on cellphone radiation, and despite having taken multiple science courses in college, she does not actually understand what radiation is. she ...

Components of a typical laser include gain medium, laser pumping energy and resonant optical cavity. The output frequency of most lasers is fixed or within a small range, and it is difficult to ...

EDMONTON — Combining a cancer-targeting virus with radiation to treat brain cancer in mice was more effective than either therapy on its own according to University of Alberta research, providing hope ...

Yes, black holes can die, and the process is called Hawking radiation. The faintness of Hawking radiation makes it virtually impossible to observe in the black holes we can see today. A black hole ...