The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that ...

Following five months of training and studies, 12 young professionals from Europe and Central Asia completed a comprehensive course on radiation protection and the safety of radiation sources.

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 ...

Medical exposure is the largest human-made source of radiation exposure, accounting for more than 95% of radiation exposure. Furthermore, the use of radiation in medicine continues to increase ...

X-rays and Gamma rays are energy transmitted in a wave without the movement of any material. X-rays and gammas differ in their origin. X-rays are emitted by an electrical device. Gamma rays are ...

The scientific issues related to radiation and associated health effects are complex and may be confusing for persons not professionally involved with them. The topics are even more complicated in the ...

The occurrence of cancers is known to be related to a number of factors, including age, sex, time, and ethnicity, as well as exposure to environmental agents such as ionizing radiation. Understanding ...