Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. For most people, surgery is the recommended choice for treatment. But there is another option that doesn’t ...

The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, researchers will subject its seeds to radiation in orbit and see what happens.

Permanent seed brachytherapy for prostate cancer Permanent seed brachytherapy is when your doctor puts very small radioactive metal seeds into your prostate gland. The seeds slowly release a low level ...

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer Brachytherapy is a type of internal radiotherapy. This means that you have a radioactive source inside the prostate. The radioactive source releases radiation to ...

The spacecraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean after a parachute failure, ending a bold experiment in space biology and ...

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GammaTile is an FDA-cleared, bioabsorbable collagen implant embedded with radiation seeds, designed for patients with operable brain tumors. By delivering radiation directly from within—placed into ...

"It has four radioactive seeds in it. And the square is made of a highly and naturally absorbable material," Rogers said. Rogers said the tiles work fast, while traditional radiation has a wait time.