Is the ALARA principle limiting holistic decision-making by sidelining cost considerations? If so, should it be re-examined?

Radiation protection education and training are key to keep medical practitioners up to speed with the safe uses of the latest technologies, and this was a driver of a recent IAEA meeting. To identify ...

U.S. Department of Energy drops ALARA, challenging global radiation safety norms as reforms and debates intensify.

For many years NRC (AEC)-licensed activities using by-product materials have been taking place at Michigan Technological University. Early in 1991, the University changed from an NRC broad scope ...

This Safety Fundamentals publication provides a coherent set of objectives and principles for protection against ionizing radiation and for ensuring safety in the use of radiation sources. The ...

Increasing concerns over clinicians' risks of developing cancer or other health problems from ionizing radiation exposures on the job prompted members of the American Medical Association (AMA) House ...

Think back to the last time you had an X-ray: The radiologic technologist probably placed a lead apron over part of your body to protect it from radiation. That’s now an outdated practice: The ...

Radiation can be defined as energy traveling through space. There are two types of radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing, which are differentiated by how they interact with matter. Non-ionizing ...

Prior approval from the UAB Radiation Safety Program is required for research that involves the introduction of radioactive materials or radioactive devices into humans. All requests must be submitted ...

With oversight from the University Radiation Safety Committee, this program controls the uses of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment throughout the university and provides services ...

Important contact numbers in the event of an emergency involving radiation or radioactive materials.