Women working in healthcare who are regularly exposed to radiation from x-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionising radiation protection to help minimise their risk of developing breast ...

Is the equipment designed to protect healthcare workers in cath labs doing more harm than good? For years, concerns about clinicians working in fluoroscopy labs have centered on the long-term dangers ...

The Medical Radiation Shielding Market is driven by the rising incidence of chronic diseases such as cancer requiring more ...

» How much radiation is safe for me as a gastroenterologist? No amount of radiation can be considered entirely safe but acceptable limits for staff have been recommended by the International ...

Authorized users must equip their laboratories with the appropriate survey instruments in good working order for each radioactive material use laboratory/facility. The Radiation Safety Office is ...

Mobile head CT with shielding cuts staff radiation exposure in NICU settings to minimal levels. Learn more about implications ...

WASHINGTON, DC—A global survey of interventional cardiologists and staff hints that many could be doing more to protect themselves and patients from excessive radiation exposure in the cath lab. The ...

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 ...

Six events of accidental exposure, relating to the same type of accelerator and involving massive overdoses, are known to have happened in the 1980's in USA and Canada. This type of accelerator relied ...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoEHE), represented by the Radiation Protection Department, plays a pivotal role in strengthening the environme ...

The increasing sophistication of high-voltage systems demands a comprehensive understanding of electric field effects and robust strategies for radiation protection. The interplay of intense electric ...

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 ...