News tagged with radiation risk
Seoul roads to be repaved for radioactivity
Two sections of road in the South Korean capital Seoul are to be repaved after they were found to be radioactive, officials said Saturday.
Nov 06, 2011 |
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Greenpeace criticises Japan radiation screening
Greenpeace called on Tokyo to toughen radiation screening and food labelling rules on Thursday after it said low levels of radiation had been detected in seafood sold at Japanese stores.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Research on US nuclear levels after Fukushima could aid in future nuclear detection
The amount of radiation released during the Fukushima nuclear disaster was so great that the level of atmospheric radioactive aerosols in Washington state was 10,000 to 100,000 times greater than normal levels in the week ...
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Change in solar activity brings increased radiation risk to air passengers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radiation risks to airplanes and spacecraft are likely to increase when the Sun moves from its present grand solar maximum to lower levels of activity, says research from the University of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Radioactive ash found in waste plants near Tokyo
Japanese waste incineration plants near Tokyo have found high levels of radiation in ash, and officials said Tuesday it may be from garden waste contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US ears
(AP) -- News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder - one that's pinning ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Analysis suggests cancer risk of backscatter airport scanners is low
Calculations by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley estimate that the cancer risk associated with one type of airport security scanners is low based on the ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Lab Scientists Allay Fears About U.S. Health Risks From Crisis in Japan
As the nuclear crisis unfolds in Japan, several Berkeley Lab scientists have spoken to media outlets to assuage concerns about radiation risks in the U.S. and the safety of nuclear power plants in earthquake-prone parts of ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Unique radiation-responsive proteins affected by low doses of ionizing radiation
In the most comprehensive analysis of its type published to date, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found that exposing human skin tissue cells, or fibroblasts, to low doses of ionizing ...
Dec 17, 2010 |
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Cancer risk from medical radiation may have been overestimated: researcher
The risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from computed tomography (CT) may be lower than previously thought, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Risk of cancer due to radiation exposure in middle age may be higher than previously estimated
Contrary to common assumptions, the risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure in middle age may not be lower than the risk associated with exposure at younger ages, according to a study published online October 25 ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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'Low' risk of thyroid cancer from French nuclear tests
Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's atmospheric nuclear tests in the South Pacific face only a low risk of developing thyroid cancer, researchers said on Monday.
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Phone group sues San Francisco over radiation law
(AP) -- The wireless industry sued the city of San Francisco on Friday to stop a law that requires cell phone stores to post how much radio energy each model emits.
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Prostate cancer therapy can increase heart risk factors
Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), commonly used to treat prostate cancer, can worsen heart risk factors and may increase the risk of heart attack and/or cardiac death, although the relationship between ADT and heart attack ...
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Epigenetics could help researchers determine any risks associated with low-dose radiation
There remains a lack of consensus amongst the medical and scientific communities about any cancer risk from low level radiation, particularly low-dose radiation delivered from computed tomography (CT) scans. However, the ...
Feb 01, 2010 |
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