Saint Agnes Hospital opted to install AccuBoost, a relatively new and uncommon technology for delivering safer and more effective radiation treatments to breast cancer patients.

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The National Nuclear Security Administration says a helicopter will fly over Baltimore to measure naturally occurring background radiation. The NNSA says the twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter may be seen flying at low altitudes Wednesday and Thursday. It will be equipped ...

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The University of Maryland School of Medicine has begun construction a new $200 million cancer treatment facility. University officials will join Gov. Martin O’Malley and others for an official groundbreaking of the 110,000-square-foot center on Tuesday. The university says the ...

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FUKUSHIMA, Japan — On a windy, chilly day near the top of a volcano known as “little Mount Fuji,” the Ryan family of Florida described the fuss at home before they left. “People thought we were crazy,” said Kerry Ryan, ...

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KIEV, Ukraine — Want a better understanding of the world’s worst nuclear disaster? Come tour the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Beginning next year, Ukraine plans to open up the sealed zone around the Chernobyl reactor to visitors who wish to ...

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