Radiological Protection Articles & Analysis
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Pycko Scientific will again be exhibiting at this years Society for Radiological Protection conference at Aberdeen UK on the 16th to 18th May. ...
According to the data obtained in this study the effective dose estimated for all cardiologists was lower than the monthly limits recommended by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).Keywords: staff dose, interventional radiography, occupational exposure, effective dose, occupational exposure, radiation exposure, cardiologists, low radiation, ...
IRSN – the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety – is the French national public expert in nuclear and radiological hazards. ...
Keywords: model evaluation, dispersion modelling, radiological protection, complex terrain, emergency response, gamma detectors, air pollution, air quality, atmospheric dispersion, Australia, radiation ...
This is the result of long debates among environmental ethicists on the intrinsic value of nature and non-human species, including the question of who or what has moral and legal standing. How are non-human species protected from hazardous effects of ionising radiations by nuclear law? After some environmental ethics considerations, the paper reviews the current ...
Bearing in mind the emerging challenges for medical practices in radiology and nuclear medicine, on the one hand, and the implicit limitations of the direct regulation, on the other hand, we will argue that the law can stimulate self-organisation within the healthcare environment and induce the operators on the floor to self-reflective performance, in order to enhance the quality ...
Two initiatives to reach the 'truth' about the effects of low doses of ionising radiation were analysed: the initiative of the Brazilian National Congress through the creation of a Working Group (WG) in charge of evaluating the status of radiological protection in the country and the initiative of the World Council of Nuclear Workers (WONUC) to create a ...
Minimisation of the threat posed by nuclear and radiological terrorism and mitigation of its impact is one of the most important tasks for any state. ...