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Understanding the hazards of radiation and the importance of physical health in the endovascular suite and cath lab, and what ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Non-medical human imaging is the use of radiation to ...

Radiation can be defined as energy traveling through space. There are two types of radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing, which are differentiated by how they interact with matter. Non-ionizing ...

Plans for shielding and shielding calculations shall be reviewed and approved by the RSO. Whenever shielding is required it shall be designed to resist mechanical damage. (Shielding shall be ...

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH, NYSE: GE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS), in which GEH will promote the training and ...

Rubber boot covers. Tyvek suits. Respirators. These are just a few items of personal protective equipment (PPE) that students donned during the Radiation Safety and Control practicum exercise inside ...

An AU desiring to purchase radioactive materials or ionizing radiation sources must receive approval from the Radiation Safety Office. This ensures compliance with license requirements, proper ...

Sun safety is always important. Exposure to ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays from the sun damages skin in ways that can lead to wrinkles, sunburns, and skin cancer. Both chemotherapy ...

Prior approval from the UAB Radiation Safety Program is required for research that involves the introduction of radioactive materials or radioactive devices into humans. All requests must be submitted ...

For many years NRC (AEC)-licensed activities using by-product materials have been taking place at Michigan Technological University. Early in 1991, the University changed from an NRC broad scope ...

With oversight from the University Radiation Safety Committee, this program controls the uses of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment throughout the university and provides services ...