ROSWELL, Ga. — It's a journey no family wants to be a part of. Forty-seven children are diagnosed with cancer every day in the U.S., yet only 4% of federal funding goes towards finding a cure for ...

Hi, my name is Abbie and I'm the child life specialist here at Huntsman Cancer Institute. This is a video to help you and your family know what to expect when you come up for radiation. When you first ...

The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation. Too much radiation from medical testing is a ...

Caidence Carnes, 8, loves the Power Rangers. The Red Ranger is his favorite, specifically, the one from the "Beast Morphers" version of the show, who uses the strength of a cheetah claw to fight his ...

CHICAGO, IL The number of ER visits nationwide in which children were given CT scans surged from about 330,000 in 1995 to 1.65 million in 2008 -- a five-fold increase. The number of kids' ER visits ...

The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the average child will get more than seven radiation scans by age 18, a potentially ...

Fun, it’s true, on Halloween. Interesting, true, like the fabulous African mask collection at the Stanley Museum in Iowa City. Not so fun, also true, like the mask that pins you to a table during head ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

Radiation is energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles. We are exposed to radiation in our everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of ...