The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warning about ten products it found gave off harmful ionising radiation. It urged people not to use the products ...

Ionising radiations (IR) occurs as either electromagnetic rays (such as X-rays and gamma rays) or particles (such as alpha and beta particles). IR occurs naturally (e.g. from the radioactive decay of ...

HE Minister of Environment and Climate Change Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie on Thursday inaugurated the ...

Gamma rays can also damage or kill the cells in a person's body. In order to be safe, exposure to ionising radiation needs to be kept as low as possible, especially for people who work with this ...

Meanwhile, speak to experts on the effects of ionising radiation and you find they are surprisingly relaxed about the risks low-level exposure poses to human health - certainly far less so than ...

When exposed to ionising radiation, photographic film will turn from being transparent to dark and non-transparent. This effect is used by people who work with radiation in detectors called film ...

The course provides the theoretical background and training necessary for the radiological protection requirements of both ionising and non-ionising radiations used in hospitals. Although derived from ...

The University has a clear policy and extensive guidance for working with ionising radiation. All radioactive sources, waste and workers are monitored, recorded and managed by Safety and Health ...