Radiation therapy (RT) is a curative treatment for many malignancies and provides effective
palliation in patients with tumor‐related symptoms. However, the biophysical effects of RT …

Twenty years have elapsed since Mantel and Haenszel published their seminal article on
statistical aspects of the analysis of data from case-control studies. Their methodology has …

This report summarizes the developments in radiation science in the years leading up to the
new millennium, drawn on the main conclusion of the scientific assessments of the United …

Information concerning radiation-induced malignancies comes from the A-bomb survivors
and from medically exposed individuals, including second cancers in radiation therapy …

The thyroid gland of children is especially vulnerable to the carcinogenic action of ionizing
radiation. To provide insights into various modifying influences on risk, seven major studies …

Background Improvements in cancer survival have made the long-term risks from treatments
more important, including the risk of developing a second cancer after radiotherapy. We …

This report presents, for the first time, comprehensive data on the incidence of solid cancer
and risk estimates for A-bomb survivors in the extended Life Span Study (LSS-E85) cohort …

BACKGROUND In the treatment of prostate carcinoma, radiotherapy and surgery are
common choices of comparable efficacy; thus a realistic comparison of the potential long …

It has been long known that patients treated with ionizing radiation carry a risk of developing
a second cancer in their lifetimes. Factors contributing to the recently renewed concern …

Background Worldwide use of computed tomography (CT) scans has increased. However,
the ionizing radiation from CT scans may increase the risk of cancer. This study examined …