Cherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer

(The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth) The characteristic blue glow from a nuclear reactor is present in radiation therapy, too. Investigators from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center published in Physics in Medicine and Biology how the complex parts of the blue light known as the Cherenkov Effect can be measured and used in dosimetry to make therapies safer and more effective.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news