A study published in The BMJ suggests that prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation may pose a higher risk of death from cancer than previously believed. The research, based on data from the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS) tracking 309,932 nuclear industry workers from the UK, France, and the US, found that for each unit […]

Radiation-emitting devices are commonplace in the hospital with their ability to produce imaging for diagnoses. However, they hold a risk for device operators due to radiation exposure. Hospital systems have programs where physicians exposed to radiation are required to wear dosimeters to help record total radiation over time. Dosimetry readings over standardized recommendations can lead

In a spacecraft, in order to protect both crew and electronics from radiation, it is mandatory to invest in effective radiation monitoring systems. The International Space Station (ISS), just like the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, is a complex radiation environment that requires bespoke dosimetry devices. Optical-fiber-based technologies can provide both distributed and point radiation

Animals, whether domesticated or wild, bring unique challenges to the field of radiation protection. Naturally, animals don’t tend to cooperate, and veterinary professionals need special techniques to assure clear medical imaging or effective treatment. Large species like horses, cows, lions and elephants require scaled-up equipment that use higher doses of radiation in conventional X ray

It is with great sadness that PL Medical mourns the passing of Harlan Hurwitz, PhD. Harlan was instrumental in setting up PL Medical’s dosimetry laboratory in 2002. Harlan continued to be a Director of Dosimetry at PL Medical until his passing. We will miss his unmatched knowledge in the field of dosimetry, as well as

Radiation dose from medical imaging has dropped substantially in the U.S. over the past 10 years, bucking a nearly quarter-century-long trend in rising exposure. That’s according to research published March 17 in Radiology that analyzed changes in per capita exposure from 2006 to 2016. A large driver of this fall is attributable to a decrease

Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the decades-old practice of shielding patients from radiation. Some hospitals are ditching the ritual of covering reproductive organs and fetuses during imaging exams after

For Andrew Maidment, the chief of physics for the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, it was one of the oddest phone calls he’d ever received. “A woman called me up once,” he remembers, “and I hear this child screaming in the background, yelling and crying, crying. She starts off with, can I

Radiography is vital to the best practice of veterinary medicine because it enables the understanding and diagnosis of—and informs the treatment of—a variety of health issues. Accompanying these benefits, however, are risk factors associated with radiation exposure, which every veterinary professional should take seriously. Veterinary technicians are particularly at risk, as they are typically responsible

Exposure to ionizing radiation, a type of energy released by atoms in the form of electromagnetic waves, such X-ray and gamma waves, or particles, such as electrons or protons, is a regular part of life on earth. Natural sources of ionizing radiation include radioactive material in soil, water and vegetation, and human-made sources include X-rays