A new concept for targeted cancer treatment has proven somewhat successful in mice thus far. The concept relies on using radioactive ion beams to target cancerous tumors and cells directly.

Scientists used a beam of radioactive carbon-11 ions to treat a tumor (region circled in red) in a mouse. Red colors indicate where most of the ions stopped and decayed, as measured by PET scan.

A beam of radioactive carbon ions has been used to destroy cancer cells in mice, demonstrating a therapy that may cause less collateral damage than current techniques. Close. Advertisement.

Additionally, in all cases, interlayer K + was involved in the ion exchange. These results establish KCaSnS as a promising candidate for the removal of radioactive ions from NPP wastewater. The ...

Florida lawmakers want to use radioactive material phosphogypsum to pave roads Phosphogypsum, a byproduct in the fertilizer industry, contains uranium and radium — and as the EPA notes, it also ...

Phosphate rock contains "small amounts" of uranium and radium, the EPA says, and in the leftover waste, those elements decay to radium, which then becomes radon, a "potentially cancer-causing ...

Nuclear power is typically considered a cleaner way of generating power compared to fossil fuels. It does not release air pollutants and greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide as by-products. However, ...