Sentences with phrase «associated radiation risk»

The project will focus on improving test particle models to produce SEP forecasts and evaluating the associated radiation risk.

In a related editor's note, JAMA Internal Medicine Editor - in - Chief Rita F. Redberg, M.D., M.Sc., writes: «These findings suggest that the current practice of performing a stress test on low - risk patients in the ED is unnecessary and prolongs the length of stay in EDs as well as increases unnecessary medical imaging, with significant associated radiation risk for tests that include nuclear imaging.

Not exact matches

And in women who have been treated for breast cancer, a history of radiation therapy is also associated with increased risk of heart disease.

However, reduced radiation was also associated with a slightly increased risk of disease recurrence.

While CAR T cells don't cause the side - effects associated with chemotherapy and radiation, the new approach is not without risks.

Dana Christensen, associate lab director for energy and engineering at ORNL, says that health risks from radiation in coal by - products are low.

«Health - care providers do not fully understand cancer risk from CT scans: Knowledge of radiation dose, associated risks varies among referring physicians, radiologists, and technicians, according to a new study.»

Among women diagnosed with early - stage breast cancer in California, the percentage undergoing a double mastectomy increased substantially between 1998 and 2011, although this procedure was not associated with a lower risk of death than breast - conserving surgery plus radiation, according to a study in the September 3 issue of JAMA.

In each study, they found that reduced UVB radiation exposure and lower vitamin D levels were associated with higher risks of cancer.

The importance of these types of studies will be to reduce the associated health risks for long - term space exploration and allow for the development of potential countermeasures against space radiation.

Further, the risks associated with radiation were even higher for survivors who also received the alkylating agent procarbazine, a type of chemotherapy known to cause damage to DNA.

While it offers clear benefits, incidental findings and radiation exposure mean there are some potential risks associated with yearly screening.

«The currently available evidence indicates that the potential risks to public health from exposure to emissions associated with the shale gas extraction process are low if operations are properly run and regulated,» said John Harrison, director of PHE's center for radiation, chemical and environmental hazards.

Unfortunately, the risks associated with screening mammography increased when the team focused on women with large breasts, who received 2.3 times more radiation than women with smaller breasts.

In addition, the study found that false positives, which may require follow - up diagnostic mammograms and associated radiation, increased breast cancer risk.

The relationship of anterior thalamic radiation integrity to psychosis risk associated neuregulin - 1 variants

Researchers have found that treating patients who have early stage non-small cell lung cancer with a type of radiotherapy called stereotactic body radiation therapy is associated with a small but increased risk of death from causes other than cancer.

The risks involved are particularly chemical, biological, associated with ionizing radiation (sealed sources and unsealed), NMR, fire, electrical, lasers etc..

X-rays give off radiation and have, in some cases, been associated with an increased risk of cancer.

Only in the last decade, when multiple spacefaring nations and corporate entities have announced plans to embark on manned exploratory missions to Mars and prolonged habitation on the Moon, has biomedical research been directed towards identifying possible CVD risks associated with the deep space radiation environment.

Studies suggest that higher levels of ultraviolet radiation are associated with a lower risk of pancreatic cancer.

Reality: While it's true that radiation is used in mammography, the amount is so small that any associated risks are tiny when compared to the huge preventive benefits reaped from the test.

In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: «Evaluation of radiation doses and associated risk from the Fukushima nuclear accident to marine biota and human consumers of seafood.»

The Low Dose Radiation Research Act of 2015 directs the two organisations to carry out a research program «to enhance the scientific understanding of and reduce uncertainties associated with the effects of exposure to low dose radiation in order to inform improved risk management methods.»

According to Evaluation of radiation doses and associated risk from the Fukushima nuclear accident to marine biota and human consumers of seafood in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

Total body irradiation was linked with a 5.5-fold increased risk and chest and abdomen radiation a 2.2-fold increased risk of cardiovascular risk factor clustering, which when present is associated with subsequent cardiovascular disease.