Some data are found in the table below. Cross-contamination from patients to other persons is, however, generally less of a safety hazard than external radiation exposure. The likelihood of a ...

Contamination of the environment ensued, with one result being the external irradiation ... Information on exposure to this type of radiation has been analyzed in a study that was published ...

Yes, in general, increasing the kV reduces the exposure of the patient and especially to the ... see Conversion Coefficients for use in Radiological Protection against External Radiation and Dosimetry ...

Senators reintroduce a bipartisan bill to compensate Americans harmed by radiation exposure from nuclear programs.

Space may look like a vast and empty void. But the cosmos teems with invisible, high-energy radiation — particles traveling near light-speed that can pummel human travelers and the surfaces of ...

External beam radiation therapy is the most common type ... We aim radiation at the breast as it hangs through an opening in the treatment table. This method can lower radiation exposure to nearby ...