I wish to study for a PhD in Nuclear Medicine or Radiation protection in America.?

I had asked this question earlier and had recieved some very good suggestions but since i had not mentioned that I have done my Masters in Nuclear Medicine from Pakistan, i did not get the appropiate answers. Sorry but thanks to everyone who helped out. Could anyone now help me to proceed [...]

Radiation Therapy or Nuclear Medicine Technology?

Radiation Therapy or Nuclear Medicine Technology which program is better and why.
Which has better growth. Also should I get a associate degree or bachelor.

Please Help! What is the difference between Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiation Therapy Technology?

Please Help me!
I am thinking about majoring in one of these programs, but I don’t know which to choose??? I am confused!
What are the differences between the two?
What does a Radiation Therapist do and What does a Nuclear Medicine Technologist do?
What are their jobs?
Serious Answers please!
Thanks!

AAPM statement on radiation dose

AAPM statement on radiation dose
( American Institute of Physics ) A panel of experts at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine has issued a statement calling for an open discussion of the facts about radiation hazards from computed tomography scanning in light of recent public concerns and news reports about radiation dose.
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Radiation Hormesis

Hormesis at a Glance 
   All living organisms evolved and exist in a sea of ionizing radiation, much of which is internal. It is a general belief that low doses of ionizing radiation produce detrimental effects proportional to the effects produced by high-level radiation. Over the past decades, however, some pioneer scientists reported that low-dose ionizing [...]

Studies Quantify Radiation Doses, Cancer Risks From CT Scans

Studies Quantify Radiation Doses, Cancer Risks From CT Scans
Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher than generally believed and may contribute to an estimated tens of thousands of future cancer cases, according to two reports in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the [...]

Medical Center and Hospital Radiation Exposure, Renewed Concerns

Various recently published studies about the relationship between low dose radiation and cancer fanned again the discussion about risk and benefits of modern diagnostic techniques and in particular Computer Tomography (CT). According to an article recently published in IMAGE (Marie H. Meynadier, Vol. 21, no. 10 – March 10, 2008), it is predictable that in [...]