To protect astronauts from cancer-causing radiation in space, NASA should proceed with proposals to set a universal career-long radiation dose limit of ~600 millisieverts (mSv), says a new report from ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A committee of experts from science, medicine and academia, among other fields, has recommended NASA proceed ...

PARIS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Some contractors helping French power giant EDF to inspect and repair its corrosion-hit nuclear reactors are planning to relax their rules on radiation exposure limits so ...

Occupational exposure to ionising radiation continues to be a critical concern across medical and nuclear medicine fields. With expanding diagnostic and therapeutic applications—from advanced imaging ...

When a medical imaging exam provides a clinical benefit, the only risk that should be considered is the exam itself rather than a patient's previous radiation exposure, according to a statement by ...

Sense of smell in patients with head and neck cancer began to deteriorate at a radiation dose of 22 Gy and increased in a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In response to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant in 2011, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued an exemption ...