Radiation safety is a responsibility that governments take very seriously because radiation cannot be seen, smelled, or felt, ...

Nuclear safety is not handled by individual countries alone, News.Az reports. Because radiation and nuclear risks can cross ...

IAEA assists countries in minimising unnecessary radiation exposure while ensuring treatments deliver required dose.

Radiation protection is a foundational requirement in all medical uses of ionizing radiation—from X-rays to CT scans to ...

Medical exposure is the largest human-made source of radiation exposure, accounting for more than 95% of radiation exposure. Furthermore, the use of radiation in medicine continues to increase ...

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. The IAEA this week launched its biggest radiation ...

Radiation can be defined as energy traveling through space. There are two types of radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing, which are differentiated by how they interact with matter. Non-ionizing ...

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog, nearly 13 million people are exposed to ionizing radiation in occupational settings every year worldwide. There ...

The nuclear industry's expertise and perspective must be involved in the setting of policy, guidelines and standards, says Marcel Lips as he steps down after a decade as chairman of World Nuclear ...

Rubber boot covers. Tyvek suits. Respirators. These are just a few items of personal protective equipment (PPE) that students donned during the Radiation Safety and Control practicum exercise inside ...