Radiation protection education and training are key to keep medical practitioners up to speed with the safe uses of the latest technologies, and this was a driver of a recent IAEA meeting. To identify ...

The Trump administration's skepticism about regulations of all types is giving visibility to a fringe theory, which posits that low doses of ionizing radiation have health benefits.

This Safety Fundamentals publication provides a coherent set of objectives and principles for protection against ionizing radiation and for ensuring safety in the use of radiation sources. 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 ...

Think back to the last time you had an X-ray: The radiologic technologist probably placed a lead apron over part of your body to protect it from radiation. That’s now an outdated practice: The ...

Who should complete this course? This course has a pre-requisite. If you have not completed the Radiation Safety Initial Training Sessions (RS102) or an approved equivalent, you will not be able to ...

Increasing concerns over clinicians' risks of developing cancer or other health problems from ionizing radiation exposures on the job prompted members of the American Medical Association (AMA) House ...

Since the advent of modern flat-panel screens, the vast majority of computer monitors have few, if any, radiation safety issues. The older technology used with vintage monitors, however, does have a ...

A potential crewed mission to Mars would require us to solve a number of problems, including how to protect astronauts against the devastating effects of energetic charged particles from Solar and ...

Important contact numbers in the event of an emergency involving radiation or radioactive materials.