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Ionizing Radiation
Ionizing Radiation: - Radiation that can strip electrons from atoms; e.g. alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Ionizing Radiation:: |
Daily GreenNon-ionizing radiation, which is more intense when the phone is in use, or far from a cell tower (that is, when reception is poor).
Cell phone warning: hands off - 04 Aug 2008
Buffalo News,...type of radiation comparable to microwave and infrared radiation, and it’s not yet established that non-ionizing radiation causes cancer, he said.
August 4: Proud, indeed - 04 Aug 2008
Jerusalem Post,...of a broadcasting transmission antenna near Kibbutz Naan, where there was a cancer cluster attributable in part to the non-ionizing radiation.
Radiation exposed - Aug 2, 2008
Grist Magazine,As the National Research Council's Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation (!) reported definitively three years
Handset makers to follow global radiation norms - Jul 23, 2008
Business Standard,DoT will adopt guidelines set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection with regard to basic restrictions and reference levels
No safe radiation exposure - Jul 30, 2008
Northumberland News,Firstly, the BEIR VII Report 'Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation' (2005), the most recent on a series of comprehensive studies
NIST: Scientists valued research results over safety - Jul 31, 2008
Colorado Daily,On Wednesday, a report by the Ionizing Radiation Safety Committee found that employees were more concerned with research results than safety procedures.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - Jul 31, 2008
Hartford Courant,...-Knowledge of medical fitness criteria for Submarine duty, Nuclear Field Duty, Ionizing Radiation Worker duty, Diving duty is a plus.
Raising Alert - Aug 1, 2008
Voice & Data Online,The government has decided to follow the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines, which have been adopted by more
Ike Morgan: Facing our radiophobia - Jul 28, 2008
Bangor Daily News,Radiophobia is simply the irrational fear of any type of ionizing radiation. Nuclear power, the product of ionizing radiation, is seen by most Americans as
Plutonium Spill at NIST Unit Prompts Promises of Safety Improvement - Aug 1, 2008
Occupational Health Safety,Consistent with recommendations published July 30 by NIST's Ionizing Radiation Safety Committee (IRSC), the agency said it will re-evaluate its
Briefing: Do cell phones cause cancer? - Aug 1, 2008
The Week DailyCell phones emit non-ionizing radiation, waves of energy that are too weak to break the chemical bonds within cells or to cause the DNA damage known to
Toronto's cellphone warning sends out the wrong signal - Jul 31, 2008
Toronto Star,Cellphones do produce non-ionizing radiation, something we are all exposed to daily from a variety of sources. There is a long-running medical debate about
'Casual' research setting led to plutonium spill - Jul 30, 2008
Examiner.comNIST's Ionizing Radiation Safety Committee found some personnel were unaware of procedures for such an incident or failed to apply them.
Medical myths debunked - Jul 23, 2008
ABC7Chicago.com,...ionizing form (high-frequency), like from an X-ray machine, is a health risk; but it is unknown whether non-ionizing radiation creates a cancer risk.
Environmental Protection Ministry Warns: Keep Cell Phone Chargers ... - Jul 21, 2008
Israel Ministry of the Environment,Non-ionizing radiation includes the spectrum of extremely low frequency (ELF) fields from the electricity grid and electrical equipment and radio frequency
Vermont Yankee fence line dose up 30 percent - Jul 26, 2008
Brattleboro Reformer,With a carcinogen such as ionizing radiation, there is no way to eliminate all risk short of not having any exposure at all. Still, he said, "The amount of
Medical Myths Debunked - Jul 10, 2008
WFtv.com,...ionizing form (high-frequency), like from an X-ray machine, is a health risk; but it is unknown whether non-ionizing radiation creates a cancer risk.
The cartoon world of California State Assemblyman - Jul 31, 2008
MWC News,If you and your friends in the nuclear industry would stop lying about the dangers from ionizing radiation, then perhaps we'll get somewhere towards mag-lev
NASA's Use of Human Cadavers In Testing the Design of the Orion ... - Jul 17, 2008
Space Ref (press release)...so as to fully model how various forms of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation interact with variou tissues as they impact and traverse across the body.
Solar Patrol to Collect Scientific Data - Jul 18, 2008
Russia-InfoCenter,Such patrol is essential for system monitoring of variations in solar ionizing radiation. This type of radiation is completely absorbed by upper atmospheric
Ministry warns public: Keep a distance from phone chargers - Jul 20, 2008
Jerusalem Post,The ministry said that its philosophy concerning non-ionizing radiation was based on the prevention principle and therefore they were issuing a general
Subscribe via Email - Jul 23, 2008
ScienceBlogsOf course, there's the obligatory box to initial to indicate that the mammogram uses ionizing radiation. Sure. My previous experiences with ionizing
Radioactive material found at London 2012 Olympics site - Jul 15, 2008
CNN...that 'no worker or member of the public has been unnecessarily exposed to ionizing radiation,' which registered low or very low levels of radioactivity.
Insightful Light: Raman spectroscopy may offer doctors, dentists ... - Jul 18, 2008
Science NewsWhat’s more, Raman spectroscopy does not use ionizing radiation like X-rays do, so pregnant women and small children could be safely scanned, Dong notes.
5.4 Earthquake rattles nerves - Jul 29, 2008
MWC News,The answer: Ionizing radiation breaks down any chemical bond. The nuclear industry tries to get the world to misunderstand the significance of that "little"
Granite Countertops Are Red Hot--Perhaps Literally - Jul 24, 2008
Daily GreenKarl Z. Morgan, often called the founder of the field of health physics, is famous for arguing that exposing DNA to any ionizing radiation is like letting a
Mobile phone industry thwarts radiation guidelines - Jul 18, 2008
Down to Earth (subscription),...and base stations set by the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (icnirp), but still not adopted guidelines for regulation.
Exposure to x-ray linked to increased risk of prostate cancer - Jul 15, 2008
Food Consumer,X-ray, as an ionizing radiation, however, has been recognized by the US government as a human carcinogen, meaning exposure to it increases cancer risk.
Tripura restricts cellphone towers for fear of radiation - Jul 8, 2008
Thaindian.com,...following the stringent provisions of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) coming into force in May,� he added.
10 Things to Scratch From Your Worry List - Jul 28, 2008
New York Times,As my colleague Tara Parker-Pope has noted, there is no known biological mechanism for the phones’ non-ionizing radiation to cause cancer,
Wisconsin Researchers Use Proteomics to Hunt Biomarkers Tied to ... - Jul 10, 2008
Proteo Monitor,The other kinds of radiation doses that we are likely to get, ionizing radiation, are only because of some accident or spillover, so [we’re talking about]
Demron fabric can block triple threats - Jul 14, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,Most of the protective suits on the market might stop radioactive dust but do little to block ionizing radiation. First responders deal with radiological
Caution on cell phones treated as static - Jul 27, 2008
Los Angeles Daily News,...in which researchers found evidence that pregnant women who used cell phones generating low levels of non-ionizing radiation were more likely to have
R&D 100 Award for new NIST/UMD neutron detector - Jul 10, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),The LAND development team recognized by the R&D 100 Award consists of: Alan K. Thompson and Muhammad Arif of the NIST Ionizing Radiation Division;,
Radiologic Evaluation of Hematuria: Guidelines from the American ... - Jul 31, 2008
AAFP News NowUltrasonography has a particularly important role in children and pregnant women with hematuria, in whom ionizing radiation must be avoided.
French Government's Deception on Deadly Tricastin Spill - Jul 30, 2008
Bay Area Indymedia,Paolo Scampa, a physicist and President of the International Association for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation, condemned the deceptive French response
Jégo Names Three Experts To Moruroa Investigation - Jul 23, 2008
pacific,The experts named in Jégo's communiqué are: Dr. Masse, former head of the Office of Protection Against Ionizing Radiation A person officially designated by
Healthier than the general population? - Jul 11, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,...(NIOSH said it is planning to do a "case-control" study to examine more closely multiple myeloma and the relationship with ionizing radiation and chemical
Wellness director talks about skin cancer protection - Jul 29, 2008
Atlantic News Telegraph,...known to play a role in the development of skin cancer, including excessive toxins (chimney soot, tar), ionizing radiation, and certain types of warts.
Mushrooms That Fight Cancer and Boost the Immune System - Jul 14, 2008
Natural News.com,...liver protecting and detoxifying, protection against ionizing radiation, antibacterial, and anti-HIV activity. Available fresh or as supplement.
Side effects of cell phones still the subject of studies - Jul 12, 2008
Nashua Telegraph,At the high end of the spectrum, ionizing radiation, such as that emitted by X-ray machines, has well-known dangers. But the weak signals released by
Mednovus' President and MRI Safety Director, Tobias Gilk ... - Jul 22, 2008
PR.com (press release),Despite the absence of non-ionizing radiation which is used in X-ray and CT scan imaging, there are risks associated with MRI imaging.
Enzymotec to Market BeamMed’s Sunlight Ultrasound Solutions - Jul 10, 2008
Food Ingredients First (press release),...studying bone strength and density in children because of its speed, low cost, lack of ionizing radiation and suitability for use in portable devices.
Accuracy of Ultrasound-Guided Versus Fluoroscopically Guided ... - Jul 21, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)In addition, ultrasound does not expose the patient or clinician to ionizing radiation. This is a particular advantage in pregnant patients or those in whom
Everything you Ever Wanted to Know on Cancer - Jul 30, 2008
American Chronicle,Other risk factors aren sunlight, and ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation are rays from x-rays and radioactive objects. A poor diet, not being active,
Brain Imaging Data Analysis and Data Management Specialist - Jul 20, 2008
Dagens Medicin,MRI does not involve radioactivity or ionizing radiation. Very detailed images can be made of soft tissues such as muscle and brain.
Organics for beginners - Jul 15, 2008
Yuma Sun,...bioengineering (genetically modified organisms) or ionizing radiation, according to Sheila Barry of Colorado State University Extension in Colorado
What you need to know about organic food - Jul 15, 2008
Shelby Star,The standards prohibit the use of genetic engineering, ionizing radiation, and sewage sludge in organic food production and handling.
Transcriptional profiling in C. elegans suggests DNA damage ... - Jul 15, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),...expression profiles using whole genome Affymetrix GeneChip arrays, we found that 83 genes were induced more than two fold upon ionizing radiation (IR).
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