Tag: radiation

Five Countries Join IAEA’s Radiation Monitoring System
IRMIS data can be routine radiation monitoring data, provided on a regular basis, as is the case with all the countries registered with the system. ...

IAEA Launches Spanish Version of Portal to Help Promote Safe Use of Ionizing Radiation in Health Care
The use of ionizing radiation in health care is of overwhelmingly great benefit to patients, from imaging suspected bone fractures to diagnosi ...

What is Radiation There?
Medical imaging plays a crucial role in cancer patient management and is requisite for the planning, delivery and evaluation of radiotherapy treatm ...

How to Control Insect Pests Using Radiation
Inherited sterility, also known as F1 sterility, is another type of SIT, very similar to the traditional method, as it involves rearing, irrad ...

Ensuring Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems: IAEA Conference Begins
Rid technological advancements in nuclear plications, emerging issues related to climate and other unexpected threats are evolving the regulat ...

Nuclear Explained – Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Technologies to Fight Against Cancer
What does nuclear and radiation have to do in the fight against cancer? In this episode, experts explain the key role of radiation-based tech ...

What is Radiation?
Some examples of non-ionizing radiation are the ...

Seeds Undergo Radiation in Space to Explore Biology and Genetics for Enhanced Food Security
Spontaneous mutations arising from exposure to different conditions in the environment are the bases of evolution in all organisms, and the IAEA an ...