So why would there have been
less radiation in the late 1600s when there were very few sunspots?
I'm no atmospheric scientist and haven't really considered the stratospheric cooling issue but, if an increase in the amount of atmospheric CO2 raised the average altitude from which the stratosphere receives radiation in the CO2 bands, wouldn't it receive
less radiation in those bands?
Such a material could also allow heaters to maintain a constant temperature by emitting
less radiation in cold conditions and more in hot conditions.
Not exact matches
In contrast, the typical,
less efficient method of treating cancer uses combinations of surgery, chemotherapy and
radiation to kill cancer cells.
@ED The only thing that is assumed to be at least more or
less constant
in evolutionary theory is the mutation rate of individual genes, and even that, since mutations are known, eg, to increase under higher
radiation, is only true «on average, over the long run».
80 keV (125 times
less than permitted) With additional safety aspects we furthermore guarantee the absolutely safe use of our X-ray systems
in the inspection of products
in the food sector: - We only use low - energy, soft X-rays - X-ray voltage and current are individually adapted for every product - The X-ray tube is hermetically shielded - All the
radiation protection covers are monitored by safety switches - X-rays can only be turned on if the system functions perfectly
The new (Cordless Anti-
Radiation Environment) technology
in the SmartNova Baby Monitor achieves the same clear and private communication, while emitting 97 %
less radiation and no pulsing
radiation.
In the first study evaluating patient - reported cosmetic outcomes in a population - based cohort of older women with breast cancer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers found that less radiation was associated with improved cosmetic satisfaction long - ter
In the first study evaluating patient - reported cosmetic outcomes
in a population - based cohort of older women with breast cancer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers found that less radiation was associated with improved cosmetic satisfaction long - ter
in a population - based cohort of older women with breast cancer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers found that
less radiation was associated with improved cosmetic satisfaction long - term.
In his call for practice change, Bekelman cites research showing the shorter
radiation treatment — known as moderate hypofractionation — is just as effective at treating cancer, while costing
less and easing the burden on patients.
Mild gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity as reported by doctors was observed more frequently
in patients getting the higher daily dose, shorter frequency
radiation, but no differences were observed
in more severe side effects, which were rare (
less than 5 percent) with either regimen.
While conventional quantum theory predicts that random quantum fluctuations
in the early universe have left celestial imprints, pilot wave theory predicts fluctuations that are
less random, leaving slightly different wrinkles
in the cosmic microwave background
radiation.
High - power gallium nitride - based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are appealing
in this regard because they have the potential to replace bulkier,
less efficient transistors, and are also more tolerant of the harsh
radiation environment of space.
For the 5 million people living
in less contaminated areas of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus,
radiation from the meltdown is expected to increase cancer rates
less than 1 percent.
A single scan could diagnose the cause of foot pain better and with
less radiation exposure to the patient than other methods, according to a study
in the March 2015 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
But that's still
less than the
radiation encountered
in normal yearly exposure to X-rays.
Robert Finkelman, a former USGS coordinator of coal quality who oversaw research on uranium
in fly ash
in the 1990s, says that for the average person the by - product accounts for a miniscule amount of background
radiation, probably
less than 0.1 percent of total background
radiation exposure.
Having a mass of only
less than seven per cent of the mass of the Sun, they are unable to create sufficient pressure and heat
in their interiors to ignite hydrogen - to - helium fusion, a fundamental physical mechanism by which stars generate
radiation.
But calculations of the amount of ionized hydrogen
in intergalactic space depend on the ionization rate for the background
radiation, and a lower ionization rate would mean
less ionized hydrogen.
(I was ready to order Demron underwear to protect the most vital of my vitals, but DeMeo explained to me that testicular cells stop actively dividing much earlier
in life than breast cells, leaving the former much
less likely to become cancerous due to
radiation exposure.
The clumped matter absorbs
less radiation than when it floated freely
in space.
Rats, for example, have a difficult time navigating mazes and seem
less interested
in novel objects if they have been exposed to
radiation.
I am actually getting
less radiation here than I would on the beach or
in an airplane.
During these two significant events, «the amount of
radiation that reached the surface was
less than that which would done if these aerosols had not been there,» Mª Ángeles Obregón, researcher
in the Physics department of the University of Extremadura (UEx) and the University of Évora (Portugal) and lead author of this study, explains.
The general population
in northeastern Japan, however, has considerably
less access to accurate, non-invasive
radiation dose measuring equipment, a troubling situation made more so by Wednesday's announcement by Japan's science ministry that small amounts of cancer - causing radioactive strontium have been detected
in soil and plants outside the 30 - kilometer zone around the plant where the government has advised people to stay indoors.
The
less reflected
radiation, the more free radicals
in the tooth.
The particles could have acted like a shield, blocking out the sun and preventing some
radiation from evaporating water on the planet's surface, resulting
in even
less rainfall.
«Unstable chromosomes linked to
less favorable response to
radiation therapy and surgery
in prostate cancer patients.»
Researchers
in the field say future versions of this system could take clear x-ray photographs with cheap cameras — no need for lenses and multipixel detectors — and
less cancer - causing
radiation than conventional techniques.
Storm clouds play a big role
in keeping the planet cool by reflecting heat back into space — but they're not as effective farther north or south, where there's
less solar
radiation anyway.
In fact, a typical coal - fired power plant exposes local residents to as many as 18 millirems of
radiation yearly, whereas a nuclear power plant emits
less than six millirems per annum, according to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
In hip dysplasia cases, orthopaedic surgeons work with musculoskeletal radiologists to reduce the number of slices from a CT scan of the hip, from a typical 5 to 10 slices to only one or two, which may provide enough helpful information to ensure a successful surgery with
less radiation exposure.
The response was proportional to
radiation dose, and
in the most contaminated regions, the leaf loss was 40 percent
less than
in control regions
in Ukraine with normal background
radiation levels.
While ultrasound provides a
less expensive and
radiation - free alternative to detecting and monitoring cancer compared to technologies such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs, the lower clarity and resolution of ultrasound has limited its use
in cancer treatment.
An individual's age also plays an important role
in synthesising vitamin D from UV
radiation, because the older one gets the
less able one becomes to produce vitamin D: middle - aged adults have 66 % of the potential children have to do this.
On Titan, where solar ultraviolet
radiation is much weaker and oxygen - bearing molecules are substantially
less abundant, methane can last 10 million to 100 million years (which is still a short time
in geologic terms).
Hence,
in determining evapotranspiration there is a trade - off between
less solar
radiation and increased surface wetness, with the latter generally dominant.
The sizes of the proplyds are consistent with our calculation for FUV
radiation from a B1 star, about 10 - 30 times
less than that around the O star
in the Orion Nebula Cluster.
Their research led to refinements
in therapy that allowed certain patients, based on specific characteristics, to receive
less radiation or forgo it altogether without increased risk of recurrence.
Interestingly,
in B16F10 cells, it was observed that both ERK1 / 2 and AKT inhibition equally enhanced
radiation - induced cell death, while inhibition of JNK did show
radiation sensitization to a
lesser amount.
The roles of other ecological interactions
in shaping divergent phenotypes during such
radiations have received
less attention.
As I said, it also shelters life from
radiation, but this is
less of a concern
in my mind.
Whether being
lesser than CO2
in number of molecules
in the atmosphere, methane is a potent greenhouse gas absorbing more infra - red
radiation per molecule than CO2.
These technologies enable your care team to safely direct more
radiation to cancer cells and
less to nearby healthy tissues and
in less time than many older technologies.
The size of the planet can also be estimated by looking at how much
less radiation Earth sees from the star when a planet passes
in front of it, according to a statement from the University of Bern.
Breaking the supermassive black hole speed limit — Using computer codes for modeling the interaction of matter and
radiation related to the Lab's stockpile stewardship mission, scientists simulated collapsing stars that resulted
in supermassive black holes forming
in less time than expected, cosmologically speaking —
in the first billion years of the universe.
So the mechanism should cause a decline
in skin temperature gradients with increased cloud cover (more downward heat
radiation), and there should also be a decline
in the difference between cool skin layer and ocean bulk temperatures - as
less heat escapes the ocean under increased atmospheric warming.
So with more carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere, we expect to see
less longwave
radiation escaping to space at the wavelengths that carbon dioxide absorb.
Nutritional ketosis has received a lot of attention by cancer researchers
in recent years, and many studies show it has great potential not just as a form of cancer prevention but also treatment —
in combination with other treatments such as chemotherapy and
radiation.16 Research is looking at whether non-toxic metabolic therapies and drug cocktails may be just as effective, with
less toxicity.
Adrienne Scheck has shown that when applied with curative doses of
radiation therapy, the ketogenic diet can make brain tumors vanish
in mice.2 However, many dietary changes appear to blunt cancer growth
in mice, 3 and the effects
in humans are
less clear.
In order to attempt to cure certain cancers, an intensive protocol will be ordered which usually requires outpatient
radiation treatments for 16 to 20 days Palliative
radiation therapy is a
less intense protocol, and can be described as comfort care.