Any medical emergency should take priority over radiological emergency. Radioactive materials used in research at UNR cannot produce life threatening levels of radiation under any circumstances. The ...

This area is defined in NAC 459.042 as follows: "High Radiation Area means any area accessible to persons in which radiation exists at such levels that a person could receive a dose equivalent in ...

Radiation technology has emerged as an effective tool for the decontamination of bio-hazards. It has been instrumental in improving the quality of human life through its effective sterilization of ...

Portable radiation imaging systems are making nuclear decontamination and decommissioning tasks less expensive, quicker and safer for workers, as Victoria Anderson Matthew explains Ready for ...

Decontamination is essential when faced with the contamination of civilians, military personnel or emergency responders as the result of an accidental or intentional contamination by hazardous ...

Incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) require special consideration involving decontamination. Many responders believe that the standard wet decontamination as taught during our ...