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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. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  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. 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 ...

  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. Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) - Mayo Clinic

    IORT directs radiation to the target area while affecting the surrounding tissue as little as possible. IORT is used to treat cancers that are difficult to ...