Medical professionals raise concerns over prolonged radiation exposure in heart procedures. Proposals for enhanced protection systems are met with opposition.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Every year, Guthrie resident Donna Romine is diligent about getting her mammogram. In 2014, her diligence may have saved her life. “One year it wasn’t there, the next year it was,” ...

Radiation doses during coronary artery disease testing varied widely based on global region, with patients in lower-income ...

The findings underscore the importance of training, best-practice protocols, and up-to-date equipment to reduce exposure for ...

Compared with interventional cardiologists, interventional imagers are exposed to markedly higher levels of radiation during structural heart procedures, according to new single-center data. These ...

To reduce the amount of fluoroscopy or X-ray radiation, a team of researchers worked with imaging tools such as 3D mapping and ultrasound to develop a new standard for radiation-free electrophysiology ...

A Colorado radiation therapy provider has agreed to pay $3.569 million in a civil monetary penalty settlement with the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG). According to the settlement, OIG alleged ...

CHICAGO -- Some women with breast cancer who prefer breast conserving surgery consisting of lumpectomy and radiation may choose a procedure that delivers radiation to the malignant tumor and not to ...

A Philadelphia-area startup is developing a device to reduce radiation doses used to conduct medical procedures such as cardiac catheterization and orthopedic surgery. Company name: IntelliRad Control ...

Radiation therapy is an essential treatment for prostate cancers. Complications from radiation are very rare, but occasionally men can develop a urethral stricture after radiation treatment. The ...