Since 1956 this problem of radiation dosimetry has led to a collaborative effort between the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Japan and the Health Physics Division of the Oak Ridge National ...

Open-source project for a low-cost battery-powered personal X-ray dosimeter! Using a custom PCB powered by a Raspberry Pico with an X-ray sensor (LYSO crystal + SiPM assembly) ...

Space is more than just emptiness. It contains a mix of particles, radiation, magnetic fields and mysterious forms of matter and energy. Imagine space as a 3D playground, inside which objects like ...

Chemotherapy and radiation are two of the most common and effective treatments for cancer, but they can weaken your immune system for months after treatment. That makes you vulnerable to illness and ...

LITHIUM fluoride powder is now being used extensively for thermoluminescent dosimetry of ionizing radiations because of its good tissue-equivalence with respect to photon energy, and its reported ...

"This is the first detailed radiation map of the region at these higher energies, which is a major step in understanding how Jupiter's radiation environment works." The first ever 3D radiation map ...

As space agencies and private companies look toward sending human crews to Mars, they'll have to find ways to mitigate the dangers posed by high-energy radiation from solar storms. The weather on ...

☢️👁️ Hardware for a hackable DIY gamma-ray spectrometer using a popular NaI(Tl) scintillator, SiPM and a Raspberry Pi Pico.

Proton therapy is an advanced and highly precise radiation treatment for tumors. Compared with other methods, it focuses more energy on the tumor itself with less radiation to surrounding healthy ...