TAMPA, Fla. — It’s been quite a month for the Tampa company StemRad. First, they sent their new radiation protection vests around the moon as part of Artemis 1, and now they have moved on to their ...

Radiation can be defined as energy traveling through space. There are two types of radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing, which are differentiated by how they interact with matter. Non-ionizing ...

Authorized users must equip their laboratories with the appropriate survey instruments in good working order for each radioactive material use laboratory/facility. The Radiation Safety Office is ...

Six events of accidental exposure, relating to the same type of accelerator and involving massive overdoses, are known to have happened in the 1980's in USA and Canada. This type of accelerator relied ...

Radiation induced skin injuries happen very rarely and the rough estimate is around one in 10,000 interventions. This figure can vary by a large margin as many injuries go unreported. The skin ...

Currently available garb meant to protect operators from radiation exposure in the cath lab may not provide as much of a shield as some would expect, according to research published online today in ...

Medical professionals raise concerns over prolonged radiation exposure in heart procedures. Proposals for enhanced protection systems are met with opposition.

WASHINGTON, DC—A global survey of interventional cardiologists and staff hints that many could be doing more to protect themselves and patients from excessive radiation exposure in the cath lab. The ...

Principal investigators of a research project involving x-ray equipment, or qualified individuals responsible for supervising radiation generating device use by associate users or students in ...

Important contact numbers in the event of an emergency involving radiation or radioactive materials.

If you have an after-hours emergency involving radiation, dial 911. Notify Radiation Safety of any incident involving radiological materials. The CU Radiation Safety Office supports all safety in ...

With oversight from the University Radiation Safety Committee, this program controls the uses of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment throughout the university and provides services ...