Background radiation is the invisible radiation that is always present in our environment. It comes from a variety of sources, both natural and man-made. Natural sources include cosmic rays from space ...

Building truly radiation safe healthcare rooms means addressing real world exposure risks through thoughtful design and materials selection.

EggNest Complete (Egg Medical), a table-integrated shielding system that moves with the patient, reduces scatter radiation in the cath lab as well as a leading competitor, but with the added benefit ...

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) defines it as the process of radiation attenuation achieved by placing an absorbent substance between an individual, a workspace, or a radiation ...

"A lot of the work that's currently being done in this field is looking at alternatives to lead for gamma protection," said Terry Thiem.

In a recent article in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the potential of graphene-based nanocomposites, specifically graphene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) composites, as effective ...

Roentgen’s discovery of X-rays in 1895 was followed by a considerable burst of research: within a single year, approximately 1000 X-ray research papers were published. Yet, the scientists of the time ...