Moon Radiation Study Explores How To Reduce Health Hazards For Astronauts
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study from the space scientists at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) reports that data collected by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter...
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AdrProVita makes it easier to provide EMF radiation protection for this Father's Day. Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 With the Father's day just around the corner, this Father's Day is the perfect time to show appreciation for all good fathers by protecting them from EMF radiation and by shining light on EMFs as a health hazard that is not visible to the naked eye but exists around the house and office. EMF radiation is one of those hazards. EMF radiation roots from...
A recent study published by JAMA Pediatrics examined the rates and radiation dosages of CT scans used in children. The medical imaging experts at Dayton Children’s want to calm parents’ fears and help them understand the benefits versus risks of CT scans for children. Dayton, OH (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Dayton Children’s Hospital is a strong advocate for safe and low dose radiation for children. A June 10 study published by JAMA Pediatrics examined the rates and radiation dosages of CT...
DALLAS, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Medical Radiation Detection, Monitoring & Safety Market - [Dosimeter, Lead Apron, Geiger Counter, Ionization Chamber, Scintillator, Semiconductor Detector, Terahertz Detector, Lead Eyewear & Glove]- Competitive Analysis & Global Forecasts to 2017", analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World. Browse -...
TriDerma Radiation Skin Relief™, recommended by patients, doctors and radiation oncologists for years, is now available in the First Aid department of supercenters in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Louisiana. TriDerma Radiation Skin Relief helps heal skin damaged from radiation therapy, serving a need not previously addressed by traditional retail outlets. Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 TriDerma announced the launch of its Radiation Skin Relief™ cream into the First Aid...
Radionuclide drug treatment planning goes to the next level with 3D patient models and quantification of therapeutic dose External beam radiation treatment has long been manipulated into the unique shape of patients’ tumors for personalized cancer care. Technology providing a means of patient-specific radionuclide drug therapies has not been standardized, as it has been limited to software that requires oncologists to manually define the areas of tumors. A new “phantom” model of the...
A study examining trends in X-ray computed tomography (CT) use in children in the United States has found that reducing unnecessary scans and lowering the doses for the highest-dose scans could lower the overall lifetime risk of future imaging-related cancers by 62 percent. The research by a UC Davis Health System scientist is published online today in JAMA Pediatrics. (PRWEB) June 10, 2013 A study examining trends in X-ray computed tomography (CT) use in children in the United States has...
Agreement includes 15 linear accelerators, oncology information systems and joint-venture training facility CAPE TOWN, South Africa and STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To address the growing need for radiation therapy services in South Africa, Equra Health (Cape Town) has entered into a long-term agreement with Elekta in which Equra will acquire 15 Elekta radiation therapy systems and allied equipment. Equra and Elekta also will work together to build an advanced facility...
FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Solar radiation in Spain has increased by 2.3% every decade since the 1980s, according to a study by researchers from the University of Girona and the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. This increase is linked to the decreased presence of clouds, which has increased the amount of direct radiation reaching us from the Sun. "The mean annual G series over Spain shows a tendency to increase during the 1985-2010 period,...
A new, effective treatment option now exists for patients with cancer that has spread to their bones. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) June 03, 2013 Patients with cancer that has spread to their bones are often treated with radiation therapy to reduce pain. But if that treatment doesn’t work, or can’t be used again, a second, effective option now exists. Results of a clinical trial on the new therapy, presented by a researcher at Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center, is being presented at the...
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology It is obvious from the data of the KASCADE-Grande experiment at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) that the so-called “knee” of the cosmic rays, a bend in the energy spectrum at high energies, is located at different energies for light and heavy particles. As regards light particles, the scientists have now found that the energy spectrum flattens again beyond the knee and forms a type of “ankle”. This structure indicates that cosmic...
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Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
Solar Radiation -- Solar radiation is radiant energy emitted by the sun due to nuclear fusion reactions. Fusion is the process whereby stars produce huge quantities of energy from the fusion of hydrogen or helium, in one of the most efficient processes of energy generation. The radiation referred to is usually electromagnetic energy, particularly infrared radiation, visible light, and ultraviolet. Some stars are known to emit radiation of other wavelengths. Solar neutrinos are a...
