What do the Curie couple, Henrie Becquerel, Louis Harold Gray, and Ralf Sievert have in common? These radiation pioneers defined the way we measure ionizing radiation. Pierre and Marie Curie created ...

Thanks to stints as an X-ray technician in my early 20s followed by work in various biology labs into my early 40s, I’ve been classified as an “occupationally exposed worker” with regard to ionizing ...

Researchers have found a new way to measure radiation damage in materials, quickly, cheaply and continuously, using transient grating spectroscopy. Materials exposed to a high-radiation environment ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Measuring the level of radioactivity during the routine ...

For the first time since 1981, when China deployed the DF-5 intercontinental ballistic missile, a new state has gained the capability to target the United States with a nuclear weapon. On July 4 and ...

Several years ago, my team was given an assignment to measure RF radiation from Low Power CMOS ICs. In this article, I’ll describe the setup we designed and some of the problems we overcame to measure ...

The National Quality Forum has announced its board of directors has endorsed a new safety measure focused addressing radiation dosing in computed tomography, according to an NQF news release. The ...

Add another sight and sound to the melee of Super Bowl week. If you've been jolted by a low-flying helicopter lately, it's because the National Nuclear Security Administration testing background ...

If you're headed downtown to partake in Super Bowl festivities over the coming week, you might see a low-flying helicopter circling above you. It's a good chance that helicopter is measuring ...

Las Vegas residents are likely to see a low and slow-flying helicopter over the valley on Sunday and Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration will conduct ...