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New organ in throat discovered
The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a research on prostate cancer. The scientists of the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a set of salivary glands in the upper part of the throat. they have named the organ Tubarial salivary glands. Key highlights The newly discovered organ is about 1.5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Biology • Cancer • new organ • Radiation • Radiation therapy
New Delhi hosts ‘Parmanu Tech 2019’
The “Parmanu Tech 2019” Conference was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) at New Delhi on February 6. The conference discussed issues related to Nuclear Energy and Radiation Technologies. Dr Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, delivered the keynote address at ..
Topics: Department of Atomic Energy • Ministry of Science and Technology • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear physics • Physics • Radiation therapy • Science and technology in India
Basant Kumar Mishra named for Dr B.C. Roy National Award for 2018 as Eminent Medical Person of Year
Well-known neurosurgeon Dr. Basant Kumar Mishra from Odisha has been named for prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National Award for year 2018 as Eminent Medical Person of the Year. It is the highest medical honour of India, which will be given away by President Ram Nath Kovind on July 1, 2019. It was instituted by the ..
Topics: Awake craniotomy • Medical specialties • Medicine • Microsurgery • Mishra • Neurosurgery • Radiation therapy • Radiobiology • Radiosurgery • Ram Nath Kovind • Surgery
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
Specific absorption rate is the measure of the rate at which energy is absorbed by the body when exposed to a radio frequency (RF) in electromagnetic field. The term is not restricted to the absorption of Electromagnetic Feild (EMF) and can be used in terms of absorption of other forms of energy by tissue, including ultrasound. In short SAR is the power absorbed ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012
Topics: Base station • Bioelectromagnetics • Branches of biology • Electromagnetic radiation • Ionizing radiation • Physical sciences • Physics • Radiation • Radiation therapy • Radiobiology • Specific absorption rate • Wireless
Indian Scientist Rao Papineni gets US Patent for Cancer Treatment
In a breakthrough innovation Rao Papineni, the nanotechnology scientist, in collaboration with his colleagues invented a cancer treatment system in which a nano-particle acts as a carrier of anti-cancer drug and releases it only in the cancerous cell, thus safeguarding the healthy cells around from the damage. The patent is titled ‘High Capacity Non-Viral Vectors.’ ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Academic disciplines • Emerging technologies • Nanotechnology • Physical sciences • Physics • Radiation therapy • Radioactivity • Radiobiology