The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that ...

At the centre of all atoms, lies the nucleus. The nuclei of most atoms are stable. That means they do not decay over time. The nucleus of an unstable atom is considered radioactive since it changes ...

Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment in which specialists kill cancerous cells in the body by exposing them to ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, gamma rays, high-energy ...

Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...

Exposure to radon and its progeny in buildings represents one of the largest sources of natural ionising radiation for the population and is a ...