At the main gate of the heavily damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Tuesday night, gamma radiation levels of about 240 microsieverts per hour were reported by the plant's operator, Tokyo ...

An international team of researchers present new mathematical equations that with minimal increase in computational complexity allow for accurate and experimentally testable predictions. Understanding ...

An intrinsic property of paintings, that makes them both wonderful and very annoying, is the fact that they are physical objects. Sometimes they survive across the ages as amazing artifacts of their ...

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 ...

However, the normal acceptable variation in radiation dose is five to seven per cent, the release said. "We regret what happened and don't want to create a lot of anxiety and worry," said Dr. Chris ...

Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-frequency waves to destroy cancer cells. Doctors determine the type and dose of radiation based on the type and location of the cancer, your ...

Sarah Loughran receives funding from The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC). She is the Director of Radiation Research and Advice at the Australian Radiation Protection ...