Where public-health policy is concerned, it makes sense to be conservative. But when we try too hard, we may actually do more harm than good. An egregious example is our policy on low-level ionizing ...

An IAEA research project involving 27 countries has strengthened global understanding of how exposure to ionizing radiation affects human health. The project focused on the clinical applications of ...

While scientists have known for a century that ionizing radiation can cause cancer, modern srudies strive to uncover potential negatives of radiation across the spectrum. A corny German commercial ...

Radiation technology has emerged as an effective tool for the decontamination of bio-hazards. It has been instrumental in improving the quality of human life through its effective sterilization of ...

Scientists from the University of New Hampshire and colleagues have published comprehensive findings on space-based radiation as measured by a UNH-led detector aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance ...

It is the responsibility of individual Users to perform appropriate radiation and/or contamination surveys in areas where radiation or radioactive contamination may exist. Procedures/facilities ...

WASHINGTON, DC—A global survey of interventional cardiologists and staff hints that many could be doing more to protect themselves and patients from excessive radiation exposure in the cath lab. The ...

Routine laboratory surveys are an important part of the UMass Lowell radiation safety program and are required to be performed by radiation laboratory personnel following the use or transfer of ...

For nearly four decades, the stray dogs of Chernobyl have lived and bred in one of the most contaminated landscapes on Earth, absorbing low doses of radiation that would keep most people far away.