To state ways to reduce the risk when using radioactive sources. To identify the correct radioactive source for different applications. Alpha radiation will damage cells if the radioactive source has ...

Where is radioactive material found in hospitals? Radiotherapy machines, used to treat cancers, are among the most common sources of radioactive material in the medical world. They work by firing ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The University has a clear policy and extensive guidance for working with ionising radiation. All radioactive sources, waste and workers are monitored, recorded and managed by Safety and Health ...

The Chernobyl accident on April 26, 1986, threatened to cover the entire European continent in highly radioactive dust smoke. Two Chernobyl Power Plant workers died immediately when the plant’s ...

What do a capsule in Australia, a cylinder in Thailand and a camera in the US have in common? All three contained radioactive material and went missing over the past three months, in what experts say ...

An IAEA Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources Technical Centres (DSRS-TeC) peer review mission concluded in Slovenia this month, marking the country’s first comprehensive examination of its procedures ...

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A tiny, pea-sized, radioactive capsule has been lost somewhere in the desert of Western Australia, with experts warning that prolonged, close exposure to the container could cause serious harm. The ...

Russia has denied claims that radioactivity could have leaked from one of its northern nuclear power stations earlier this month. Nordic authorities said they detected slightly increased levels of ...

The purpose of this Sandia National Laboratories' sponsored study is to support existing and future activities under the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Radiological Security ...