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 ..

Tags: Biology • Cancer • new organ • Radiation • Radiation therapy

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

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, ..

Tags: Department of Atomic Energy • Ministry of Science and Technology • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear physics • Physics

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 ..

Tags: Awake craniotomy • Medicine • Microsurgery • Mishra • Neurosurgery

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 ..

Tags: Base station • Bioelectromagnetics • Branches of biology • Electromagnetic radiation • Ionizing radiation

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012

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 ..

Tags: Academic disciplines • Nanotechnology • Physics • Radiation therapy • Radioactivity

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

‘All mobiles must carry radiation tags by September’: Centre to cell phone manufacturers

The Government has instructed all cell phone manufacturers to include radiation tags in mobile handsets to display Specific Absorption Rate, SAR value by the first of September 2012. All the indigenous manufactures have been instructed to make necessary changes in ..

Tags: Branches of biology • Ionizing radiation • Medical physics • Mobile phone • Mobile telecommunications

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012