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 ...

Terahertz waves, known as non-ionizing radiation, can turn into ionization radiation when sufficiently many terahertz photons are focused in space and time. A team led by scientists in Korea and the U ...

December 2, 2024—Exposure to a type of ionizing radiation associated with particulate air pollution—called ambient beta particle radioactivity—may lower chances of survival among lung cancer patients, ...

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 ...

Radiotherapy remains one of the most widely deployed weapons in oncology, with more than half of all cancer patients ...

Deep space is not a benign environment for living tissue. Beyond the protective shield of Earth’s magnetic field, astronauts ...

Non-ionizing radiation like heat and light from the sun. Ionizing radiation like radiation from natural radioactive materials or cosmic rays. We are continuously exposed to both types of radiation ...

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 ...

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential ...