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Many substances we face today are a by-product of technology. No animals have encountered them before. For example: pesticides and food additives. By contrast, radiation has always been present. The ...

THE acute radiation syndrome is an illness produced by exposure of the entire body, or a large part of the body, to ionizing radiations of a penetrating character. Although virtually unknown in ...

Radiation protection education and training are key to keep medical practitioners up to speed with the safe uses of the latest technologies, and this was a driver of a recent IAEA meeting. To identify ...