New diamond-based detector for dosimetry. The team’s heteroepitaxial diamond detector has vastly improved sensitivity per volume, promising compact and consistent dosimetry in a wide range of ...

How to Measure Radiation Doses Radiation therapy uses a variety of units to refer to the amount of energy received by the patient. Here are the main ones under the International System of Units, or SI ...

Radiation dose is measured in two ways: Entrance dose and Effective dose. Some tissues in the human body are more susceptible to damage from radiation than others. For example, reproductive organs are ...

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 ...

When we hear the word “radiation,” a certain image tends to pop up: toxic green barrels, blinking hazard signs, post-apocalyptic sci-fi vibes. But radiation didn’t arrive with nuclear power plants or ...