External beam partial breast irradiation is the most cost-effective method for treating postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer based on utilities, recurrence risks and costs when compared ...

Radiation therapy is a critical element of breast-conserving therapy that has been shown to yield a substantial improvement in local control and a modest improvement in survival. 1 In most studies of ...

The safe long term disposal of high level nuclear waste from reprocessing has proven to be problematic worldwide with few countries having a long term strategy. This may be due to a range of reasons, ...

Gamma irradiation of food is a simple, reliable, and mature technology. However, more use of alternative irradiation technologies, based on electrically generated sources, would help complement the ...

Wiehl, Germany-based sterilization provider BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG is expanding with a new location in Pittsburgh to meet increasing demand for sterile medical devices and consistently ...