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News archive for Radioisotope: An unstable isotope of an element that decays or disintegrates spontaneously, emitting radiation. Approximately 5,000 natural and artificial radioisotopes have been identified. [U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission]

radioisotope

First radiation detection class graduates  -  28 Aug 2007
United Press InternationalThe curriculum consists of an eight-hour Personal Radiation Detector course and a 16-hour Radioisotope Identification Device course where students learn

Increase in cancer survival rate  -  28 Aug 2007
di-ve.com,The existing ZCH building shall house the oncology inpatients, a Palliative Care Unit and a Radioisotope Unit. The new unit will accommodate the Oncology

Book opens channels of communication for writer and readers  -  Aug 27, 2007
Herald & Review,He opted to become a radioisotope nuclear medicine technician. “They didn’t send them where people were shooting at them,� said Jones.

Mars Rovers Resume Exploration  -  Aug 26, 2007
Technology News Daily,Rovers Delayed by Dust Storm Each rover has eight radioisotope heater units that supplement electric heaters for keeping batteries and electronics within

NASA rover managers increasingly anxious with state of Opportunity  -  Aug 1, 2007
iTWire (press release),In addition, both rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, contain eight radioisotope heaters that help the electrical heaters maintain the electronics and batteries

Mars Rovers Delayed by Dust Storm  -  Jul 30, 2007
Technology News Daily,Each rover has eight radioisotope heater units that supplement electric heaters for keeping batteries and electronics within their operating temperature

Science Roundup: Voyager Mission Anniversary, etc  -  Aug 24, 2007
STARTREK.COM,Assuming the probe's radioisotope thermoelectric generator holds out a little longer (it's already far exceeded its intended lifespan, but could last until

DHS Graduates First Advanced Radiation Detection Course  -  Aug 24, 2007
US Department of Homeland Security (press release),In addition to the ARD course, the national PRND curriculum consists of an 8-hour Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) course and a 16-hour Radioisotope

Into eternity  -  Aug 16, 2007
The Statesman,Both run on nuclear power, thanks to the small quantity of plutonium-238 each carries on board in its Radioisotope Thermal Generator.

Securo-prof claims to invent new, much deadlier dirty bomb  -  Aug 10, 2007
Register,No need to bust into any hospitals or hang around the radioisotope bazaars of Central Asia for any of that, is there? And you'd kill a lot of people.

The Voyager Spacecraft  -  Aug 20, 2007
Technology News Daily,Their long-lived radioisotope thermoelectric generators provide the power. "The continued operation of these spacecraft and the flow of data to the

Voyager spacecraft celebrates 30-years of going where no man has ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
NetworkWorld.com,Their long-lived radioisotope thermoelectric generators provide the power. · The Voyagers call home via NASA's Deep Space Network, a system of antennas

New techniques for measuring blood volume  -  Aug 16, 2007
News-Medical.net,A recently approved test using a single radiotracer provides faster and more convenient results than previous "double-labeled" radioisotope techniques.

New hand-held 'gamma camera' for better detection of breast cancer  -  Aug 12, 2007
NewKerala.com,The camera works by detecting gamma rays emitted by tumours that have been labelled using a radioisotope, a process which is done by infusing a radioactive

New CBRN KIT Combines Industry Leading Equipment with Training Program  -  Aug 11, 2007
Emediawire (press release),About the Company: Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments is a leading supplier of X-ray and Gamma-ray Detectors and Spectroscopy systems, portable Radioisotope

Thyroid cancer: a risk  -  Aug 6, 2007
Afternoon Dispatch & Courier,Important tests include Blood tests, Ultrasound thyroid scan, Thyroid radioisotope, scan and aspiration cytology. Surgery, radioactive iodine and

Fujifilm Life Science Expands Imaging System Product Offering  -  Aug 1, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Fujifilm Life Science, the leader in chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and radioisotope imaging technology, announced today the availability of the LAS-4000,

Lymph node involvement in advanced gastroesophageal junction ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryAs already seen in radioisotope lymphography 29 and reported in clinical studies, 8,9,30,31 lymphatic pathways are mainly directed toward the abdomen.




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