Some fifty participants from Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), hospitals, customs and industry have attended a national training course on basic radiation protection and regulation of ...

Relaxing radiation safety standards could place women and children at higher risks of health issues Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to ...

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Arizona lawmakers advance bills requiring hospitals install radiation protection systems after studies show high cancer rates ...

Radiation injury remains a significant clinical and public health concern, affecting both patients undergoing therapeutic radiotherapy and individuals exposed to accidental or environmental sources of ...

"A lot of the work that's currently being done in this field is looking at alternatives to lead for gamma protection," said Terry Thiem.

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