Congress asked the National Academies to review the civilian uses of radiation sources that contain radionuclides and the potential replacements for sources that pose a high risk to public health or ...

Medical experts from around the world called for strengthening radiation protection in medicine in the Bonn+ Call for Action outlined at a recent IAEA conference. Bonn+ will build on and modernize the ...

Researchers in Japan are developing world-leading expertise in making and using the alpha particle emitter, astatine-211 (211 At), which has potential for use as a strong radionuclide therapy for ...

An IAEA research project involving 27 countries has strengthened global understanding of how exposure to ionizing radiation affects human health. The project focused on the clinical applications of ...

For obvious reasons, radioactive material is a restricted commodity. Users must go through radiation safety training and the project approval process before they can begin ordering and using ...

Health Physics, also referred to as the science of radiation protection, is part of the broader discipline of radiological sciences. Radiological sciences is the study of radiation and its ...