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  1. Radiation sickness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Radiation sickness is not caused by common medical imaging tests that use low-dose radiation, such as X-rays, CT scans and nuclear medicine scans.

  2. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Proton beam therapy causes fewer side effects

    Radiation is energy released from atoms as either electromagnetic waves — such as X-rays or gamma rays — or as tiny particles, such as electrons or protons.

  3. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Proton beam therapy may be recommended for some types of cancer

    Radiation is energy released from atoms as an electromagnetic wave, such as X-rays, gamma rays or electrons, or as tiny particles, such as protons. For more ...

  4. Studies on the Health Benefits of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy using Bioboosti - Mayo Clinic

    The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of treatment from a device called the Bioboosti which utilizes pulsed electromagnetic waves on blood vessel ...

  5. Radiation sickness - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Diagnosis. When a person has experienced known or probable exposure to a high dose of radiation from an accident or attack, medical personnel take a number ...

  6. Radiation therapy - Mayo Clinic

    Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment. This treatment uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells.

  7. Transcranial magnetic stimulation - Mayo Clinic

    During an rTMS session for depression, an electromagnetic coil is placed against the scalp of your head. This coil delivers magnetic pulses that stimulate ...

  8. Bad back? Target pain with radiofrequency neurotomy. - Mayo Clinic

    The procedure also is known as radiofrequency ablation. Needles inserted through the skin near the painful area deliver the radio waves to the targeted nerves.

  9. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) - Mayo Clinic

    Radiation therapy uses powerful energy beams to kill cancer cells. The energy can come from X-rays, protons or other sources. With IMRT, the beams of radiation ...

  10. Radiation Oncology - Overview - Mayo Clinic

    Radiation causes some cancer cells to die immediately after treatment, but most die or become incapacitated as a result of the radiation-induced damage to the ...