In medical applications that involve using radioactive sources, efforts are made to ensure that irradiation does not cause any long-term effects. This is done by considering: If the half-life ...

maximises the dose on the tumour cells, but minimises the dose on the surrounding soft tissue cells This technique can damage healthy tissue, so careful calculations are done to find the best dose ...

Jim Marra, nuclear technical advisor for Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, speaks to the Rotary Club of Aiken at ...

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

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During National Radon Action Month, Coloradans are raising awareness about the real dangers of the radioactive gas.

An almost 74-year-old toy, dubbed the world’s most dangerous, is going on sale. The coveted toy from the 1950s contains actual uranium. The radioactive atomic energy kit, known as Gilbert U-238 ...

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

Amid a steady stream of galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic particles raining down on planes, the higher altitude and latitude of flights, the higher radiation doses for crew and passengers.

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory, which was released in 1950, was dubbed one of 'the 10 most dangerous toys of ... along with a Geiger–Mueller radiation counter and several other ...

Radon is a radioactive gas that has no color ... In addition to identifying dangerous levels of radon in the Great Plains ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following Hurricane Ian’s path of destruction across Florida, demolished roads and collapsed bridges highlight the danger of proposals to use toxic, radioactive phosphogypsum ...