Ionizing radiation is considered a non-threshold carcinogen. However, quantifying the risk of the more commonly encountered low and/or protracted radiation exposures remains problematic and ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will ...

Ionising radiations (IR) occurs as either electromagnetic rays (such as X-rays and gamma rays) or particles (such as alpha and beta particles). IR occurs naturally (e.g. from the radioactive decay of ...

If you spend around six months in space, Nasa says your body will be exposed to roughly the same amount of radiation as ...

According to the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, dental X-rays are ...

Increasing concerns over clinicians' risks of developing cancer or other health problems from ionizing radiation exposures on the job prompted members of the American Medical Association (AMA ...

A black fungus that's growing in Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 nuclear reactor is absorbing some of its radiation as part of its ...

While the prospect of a nuclear bomb being dropped on New York City is decidedly slim, the simulation - created by expert ...

Nuclear technologies like ionising radiation prolong products shelf life. For Tanzania, the application of these technologies represents ...

Although derived from an international framework the course content centres on UK Legislation The main 4 day module (Monday until Thursday) covers the following subject areas: radiation risks, ...

Rad-hard devices are expensive to produce due to the raw materials used and special shielded packaging on the electronic ...