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) House ...
Radiation is one of the most misunderstood topics in modern society, News.Az reports. Because it is invisible and often ...
Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...
Prolonged exposure to low-dose ionising radiation is associated with a higher risk of death from cancer than previously thought, suggests research tracking the deaths of workers in the nuclear ...
A recent study published in the BMJ evaluated the effects of long-term exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on cancer mortality. Study: Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising ...
Radiation protection is a foundational requirement in all medical uses of ionizing radiation—from X-rays to CT scans to ...
When we hear the word “radiation,” a certain image tends to pop up: toxic green barrels, blinking hazard signs, post-apocalyptic sci-fi vibes. But radiation didn’t arrive with nuclear power plants or ...
Ever since scientists figured out how to put humans in space, they've been working to protect those humans from exposure to excessive radiation. High-energy particles from the Sun and from cosmic rays ...