TOKYO - Radioactivity in water at one earthquake-crippled Japanese nuclear reactor soared to 10 million times its usual level Sunday, prompting the plant operator to evacuate workers, local media ...

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology’s Residency Program is proud to offer a comprehensive residency program that produces experts in clinical radiation oncology, radiation physics, and ...

All trainees entering the Radiation Oncology Physics Residency program are required to satisfy the CAMPEP standards for program admission. That is, individuals must have acquired a strong foundation ...

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A concentration of one part per billion is like a pinch of salt in 10 tons of potato chips—and scientists can now find radioactive particles at concentrations millions of times smaller. In the Journal ...

On Wednesday 7 November 2018, the IAEA will join medical physicists around the world and the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) in celebrating the 6th International Day of Medical ...

Many industries processing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) follow a common cycle with several stages from the extraction of materials to the fabrication and the use of products and ...

The application of physics principles, methods, and techniques in clinical practice and research has revolutionized the entire medical science field to improve human health and overall wellbeing.

Dose calculations in an anthropomorphic phantom, with the colour wash representing the relative dose calculated by CERR (left) and CERR-LSU (right) for a prostate treatment plan. (Courtesy: Med. Phys.

Beryllium-7 can decay into lithium-7 through a process in which the beryllium nucleus captures one of its own electrons. This electron is then absorbed into the nucleus, where it combines with a ...