Human space activity is expected to extend to the Moon, Mars, and deep space in the next few decades. One of the major concerns of living in space is the exposure to radiation. The major radiation ...

To predict the health effects of accidental or therapeutic radiation exposure, one must estimate the radiation dose that person received. A well-known ionising radiation biomarker, phosphorylated ...

Imaging procedures utilizing ionizing radiation continue to advance rapidly and offer unprecedented benefits in health care. Even so, the potential harm from the associated radiation exposure has ...

Potassium iodide (KI) is a type of iodine a person may receive during a radiation emergency. It works by preventing the thyroid from absorbing a type of radioactive material. KI is a type of medical ...

X-ray imaging of semiconductor and electronic devices is an invaluable tool; enabling non-invasive sub-surface inspection, identification of defects and measurement of critical dimensions. Figure 1 ...

An illustration titled 'What Radioactivity Is', with six panels' reading (top) 'Water in pond is 'stable,' it expends no energy,' water can be carried up-hill and its energy level raised,' 'as it runs ...