On October 20, 2015, Japan’s health ministry announced that a worker has been diagnosed with acute leukemia because of his exposure to radiation while he was cleaning up the damaged nuclear reactors at Fukushima. He is the first worker to be diagnosed with cancer related to the nuclear disaster. The
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Fukushima Ambassadors Program Helps Students Learn Implications of Nuclear Accident
On March 11, 2011, the citizens of Fukushima, Japan experienced a nuclear accident as a result of a tsunami and and earthquake on the same day. To help spread awareness about the status of the prefecture, Fukushima University founded the Fukushima Ambassadors Program, bringing university students all over the world
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Invasive Cardiologists Are Exposed to Greater Left-Sided Cranial Radiation
According to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), interventional cardiologists receive higher radiation exposure to the left side of their heads than the right side while performing fluoroscopically guided invasive cardiovascular (CV) procedures. The study followed seven cardiology fellows and four attending physicians who
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Growth of Global Medical Imaging Systems Market
With the prevalence of chronic disease, a growing geriatric population, high patient awareness, and the introduction of advanced medical imaging systems and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), the medical imaging systems market is expected to grow through 2020, according to market research organization Hexa Research, Inc. An aging population
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Fukushima: Japan ends evacuation of Naraha as ‘radiation at safe level’
Recently, radiation levels in the Japanese town of Naraha have fallen to safe levels following decontamination efforts, allowing the town to lift the evacuation order on its 7,400 residents. Naraha was the first municipality to evacuate after the nearby Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered from an earthquake and tsunami
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Radiation Safety at Fukushima Site
After a quarterly progress report from the independent Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced that the company has made progress in processing highly contaminated water with only a small amount remaining to be dealt with. TEPCO was also able to seal the vertical shafts in the
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The Importance of Radiation Safety for Healthcare Workers as Well as Patients
Over the years, we have gained better understanding of the uses and dangers of radiation. While radiation has many applications in the hospital, its invisible and odorless nature may sometimes lead healthcare workers to become complacent in handling it safely. There are two main reasons excessive radiation exposure arises in
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Trans-PET: Transformer of Translational Medicine
The Basic Detector Module (BDM) | PET Detector Module by X-Z LAB is all-digital, providing high-precision information of incoming gamma photons. Its modular design allows it to be set up with various PET systems, including PET/CT and PET/MRI. Preview its capabilities in the video below:
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Long-Term Low-Dose Radiation Linked to Higher Leukemia Risk
Researchers found that high doses of radiation can cause Leukemia. However, in a new study, researchers found that long-term low-dose radiation exposure may also increase Leukemia risk. In this study, researchers followed 308,297 nuclear energy workers whose radiation exposures were monitored. At the end of the 27-year follow-up, about 22
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RadSuite-Monitor Setup
Learn how to set up RadWall-S | Area Radiation Monitor to display and save data on your computer with the RadSuite-Monitor software and IoT-Cloud.
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