Customs agents carry devices like basic Geiger counters in their shirt pockets to measure radiation exposure.
Customs agents carry basic Geiger-counter-like devices in their shirt pockets to measure radiation exposure.
The acute radiation exposure that occurs from an accident is expected to occur over several hours.
One criticism of the coronary CT scan has been the radiation exposure associated with the test.
Additionally, the solar minimum during that time will also limit the radiation exposure to the astronauts.
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"I have seen enough of the results of radiation exposure in animals to worry me, " she said.
Atomic bomb survivor data shows a significant association between developing cancer and a radiation exposure about 100 mSv.
The pills must be given between forty minutes before and several hours after the moment of radiation exposure.
From those figures, scientists calculated a spacefarer's radiation exposure for a quicker six-month voyage in a similarly shielded spacecraft.
Critics of cardiac CT angiography question whether its benefits warrant its current widespread use and the amount of radiation exposure.
Findings document that the very young are especially susceptible to adverse effects of radiation exposure, even at relatively low doses.
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The possibility that radiation exposure in space may give rise to health problems such as cancer has long been recognized.
The annual total radiation exposure for nuclear workers in Japan is 250 milliseiverts (raised from 100 ms just after the earthquake).
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She has a doctor's order for the screening but has put it off, noting conflicting reports and concerns about radiation exposure.
The developing fetus and infant has demonstrated a predisposition to cancer from various types of low-dose radiation exposure within a decade.
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The latency period between radiation exposure and the onset of cancer has been documented to be as long as several decades.
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The veterans have been battling for recompense and a recognition of their claim that their poor health was caused by radiation exposure.
Use of the CorPath 200 system reduced their radiation exposure by 95%.
Emerging science suggests that low doses of radiation exposure can have numerous long-term effects, possibly passed from one generation to the next.
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That is called epigenetics and is controlled by environmental factors such a temperature, solar radiation exposure or food or lack of food.
However we need to be aware of remaining concerns, for example risk of stroke and radiation exposure, especially during the learning curve.
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Each time a worker removes their hands from the gloves, they must be wanded down by a colleague checking for any radiation exposure.
The World Health Organization estimates that over the century following the accident, as many as 9, 000 people may die prematurely from radiation exposure.
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Result: All five shields did virtually nothing to lower a cell phone's radiation exposure to the brain, says Donald Mays, the institute's technical director.
"You want to get there as quickly as possible" to reduce radiation exposure, said Don Hassler, scientist in charge of the radiation instrument aboard Curiosity.
Having access to this data is critical, particularly when patients present with conditions with which physicians may be unfamiliar, such as the symptoms of radiation exposure.
The individual health risk from radiation exposure at Fukushima is very small, he contends, no higher than the risk of death from violent crime in Japan.
Founded in 1954 by the son of a traveling X-ray machine installer, the Glenwood, Ill. company makes tools called dosimeters, which measure and monitor radiation exposure.
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To put the reports coming out of Japan in perspective, the NRC limits occupational radiation exposure for adults working with radioactive material to 50, 000 microsieverts a year.
Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, people who live near nuclear plants have been buying potassium iodide pills, which can help protect against cancer from radiation exposure.
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