The course is part of IAEA work to assist Member States in ensuring that they have enough radiation protection trainers to support the establishment of sustainable national safety ...

In the modern diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine, radiopharmaceuticals are successfully used for the diagnosis and, increasingly, for the treatment of diseases. Despite the increasing benefit ...

Standard radiation protection gear used by operators in the cath lab leaves the lower body exposed, but with a little creativity it is possible to add protective shielding underneath the angiography ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s been quite a month for the Tampa company StemRad. First, they sent their new radiation protection vests around the moon as part of Artemis 1, and now they have moved on to their ...

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 ...

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 ...

St. Vincent’s East cath lab this month began using a potentially revolutionary device – developed and manufactured in Alabama - to shield doctors and technicians from the harmful effects of repeated ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humanetics Corporation (Humanetics) announced the publication of two noteworthy manuscripts detailing the development of BIO 300 as a radioprotective agent against acute ...

A drug called metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes. However, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found metformin may also protect against radiation exposure. Principal ...

The UV Index measures the ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. There are three primary types of UV radiation: ...