Ionizing radiation is a form of energy released by atoms in the form of electromagnetic waves such as gamma, x-rays or particles such as neutrons, beta or alpha. The disintegration of atoms is called ...

Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy.

The amount of radiation emitted from the human body is extremely low and not dangerous, according to experts. Even with many people standing together in an isolated space, our bodies would act as ...

SAN ANTONIO, October 23, 2022 – FLASH radiation treatment – which delivers therapeutic doses of radiation in a fraction of a second – may hold promise as a potential treatment for tough-to-kill tumors ...

Here on Earth, there are ever-present concerns related to the presence of radiation. Some have worried that we may be exposing ourselves to radiation from our many electronics, though thankfully, the ...

The world’s worst nuclear power plant accidents to date, at Chornobyl, Ukraine, in 1986, and Fukushima, Japan in 2011, and the human exclusion zones created around them have given scientists a unique ...