Knowing that you're living with radiation sources might make you feel like there are scary dangers lurking around your home. But radioactive materials are actually found everywhere — in the earth, our ...

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 ...

The illegal poaching of rhinoceros for their horns continues to threaten the survival of the species despite ongoing conservation efforts. As black-market demand grows, poaching and smuggling methods ...

These beams are aimed at the tumour from many different directions to maximise the dose on the tumour but to minimise the dose on the surrounding soft tissue. This technique can damage healthy tissue, ...

Synchrotron radiation sources generate highly brilliant light pulses, ranging from infrared to hard X-rays, which can be used to gain deep insights into complex materials. Using concrete examples, ...

Medical surgical blades, widely used in hospitals, are primarily made from high-carbon steel, stainless steel, and other metals 1. Typically, these blades measure about 5 cm in length and 1 cm in ...

If a radioactive source needs to be classified in various scenarios, the required information includes identification of the radioisotope(s) present and an estimation of the activity. In the field, ...

For obvious reasons, radioactive material is a restricted commodity. Users must go through radiation safety training and the project approval process before they can begin ordering and using ...

Authorities in Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius have received IAEA support to develop a comprehensive inventory of ionizing radiation sources used in medicine and industry under a ...