This shows that a basement of a fairly large building provide 200 times protection against fallout. It keeps the fallout away and the ground and distance from the roof provides distance and shielding.

Background radiation is the invisible radiation that is always present in our environment. It comes from a variety of sources, both natural and man-made. Natural sources include cosmic rays from space ...

Building truly radiation safe healthcare rooms means addressing real world exposure risks through thoughtful design and ...

Risk assessment The radiation exposure industry has an acronym "ALARA" — it stands for as low as reasonably achievable. Workers are trained to maximize the distance from a source, maximize the effect ...

This study will seek to test and validate an electrostatic gossamer structure to provide radiation shielding. It will provide guidelines for energy requirements, dose reduction and deflection ...