Several types of radiation shields can provide substantial protection in the cath lab during invasive cardiology procedures, but proper positioning of the shields is essential to minimize physician ...

The Department of Energy's Office of Health, Safety and Security issued a final rule June 8 that will amend DOE's Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities and its Occupational Radiation Protection ...

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 ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Patients in many countries need better protection from ...

SUMMARY: This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requests public comment and information on potential approaches to updating the Environmental Protection Agency's "Environmental Radiation ...

Dr. Eric van Rongen is vice chair at the International Commission on Non‐Ionizing Radiation Protection, which sets the global guidelines for phone makers and telecommunications companies on how much ...

The nuclear industry's expertise and perspective must be involved in the setting of policy, guidelines and standards, says Marcel Lips as he steps down after a decade as chairman of World Nuclear ...

Radiation protection is a foundational requirement in all medical uses of ionizing radiation—from X-rays to CT scans to ...

In the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear meltdown, emergency responders can safely tolerate radiation levels equivalent to thousands of chest X-rays, the Environmental Protection Agency said in new ...

ABU DHABI, 5th March, 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE’s Radiation Protection Committee, which his chaired by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), has launched a pioneering white paper entitled ...

A panel of international experts has announced that 5G does not pose a health risk, after updating its radiation exposure guidelines. The body responsible for assessing health risks of radio ...