Heavy exposure to radiation can increase the risk of cancer or impair cognition and performance.

Under the draft proposal, the principle that exposure should be “as low as reasonably achievable” will be replaced with hard limits and special exceptions.

Radiation is energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles. We are exposed to radiation in our everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of ...

Strikes on any nuclear facilities could, in theory, release clouds of deadly radiation that endanger human lives and health. But in the case of Israel’s attacks on Iran overnight Friday, that appears ...

Older adults are receiving a greater share of CT scans, prompting debate about radiation risk and repeat imaging. Learn more ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal officials say shrimp sold under the Kroger brand in more than 30 states are being recalled as they may be contaminated with radioactive material. The Food and Drug ...

A skull and crossbones, a running person and radiating ionizing waves, all on a deep red triangle, joined other more common warning symbols today as part of a United Nations effort to reduce needless ...

I had breast cancer in my left breast 14 years ago.

Detected levels were 5,000 times lower than danger threshold. March 31, 2011— -- Milk from America's West Coast containing trace amounts of radioactive iodine is safe to drink, health officials ...

A Decision Score provides prognostic discrimination for 10-year locoregional recurrence, with rising score associated with ...

In highly demanding markets, solar radiation can be the difference between a successful arrival and a complex commercial ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...