Radiation researcher: Richard Wakeford assesses the long-term impacts of radiation exposure (Courtesy: University of Manchester) The Chernobyl disaster showed us that exposure to radiation can affect ...

The committee will review and assess NASA’s space radiation risk management process as it relates to long-term cancer risks due to radiation exposure during crewed space missions. An ad hoc committee ...

Flying involves inherently dangerous elements—complex mechanical equipment, harsh environments, crowded airspace. Air & Space reader Jon Day asks about an additional risk for frequent fliers: ...

For 25 years, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used their broad expertise in human health risk assessment, ecology, radiation protection, toxicology and information management to ...

Exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation is associated with a modestly increased excess risk of heart disease, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. The researchers ...

By putting cell phone radiation in this category, the IARC is basically saying that there is some evidence in humans, which suggests there is a credible chance that cell phones may cause cancer. But ...

There isn’t a lot of evidence regarding the risks of radiation exposure to interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, and electrophysiologists who are pregnant, but the available data ...

Radiation is energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles. We are exposed to radiation in our everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of ...

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