When you think of a radiation detector, you’re probably thinking of a Geiger tube and its high voltage circuitry. That isn’t the only way to measure gamma radiation, though, and [Alan] has a ...

Like ultraviolet radiation and X-rays, gamma rays can kill microorganisms and are used to sterilize food and other objects, such as medical instruments and equipment. Gamma radiation is also a ...

The thicker the substance, the more the radiation is absorbed. Alpha, beta and gamma radiations penetrate materials in different ways. Alpha radiation is the least penetrating. It can be stopped ...

Radiation treatments may offer a means of reducing this problem of penetration, especially in large built-in timbers, such as oak infested by the death-watch beetle, but before their possible ...

Called electromagnetic radiation, such waves travel at the speed of light and bring us almost all the information we have about the universe. Gamma rays are much shorter in wavelength than visible ...

The open window allows all types of radiation through, therefore showing exposure to Beta and Gamma radiations. Windows 2 and 3 are plastic of different thicknesses allowing the person examining ...

It is likely that much of the growth of the traditional gamma irradiation market will go to accelerators in the future. — Paul Wynne, Chairman and Director General, International Irradiation ...

Configured to provide gamma dose rates over four orders of magnitude, the gamma irradiation facilities have been used extensively for food irradiation studies, developing optimized radiation doses for ...

Radiotherapy is one of the most widely used therapies for cancer treatment. It consists of using radiation in its different forms (X-rays, Gamma rays, particles) to harm and destroy tumours, either ...