Generally, thin window Geiger-Mueller (GM) probes are best suited to detect beta radiation with energies above 70 keV while sodium iodide (NaI) scintillators are best for gamma radiation. For campus ...

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KABC) -- When you visit Los Angeles International Airport, you likely will not notice it. As you travel through the airport, hundreds of monitors are sweeping for ...

A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites. The spread of radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima Daiichi ...

Tokyo-based precision components manufacturer Orbray has announced the development of an advanced radiation nuclear detector. This detector is unique because it is based on the company’s proprietary ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) When a patient receives radiation therapy for cancer treatment, doctors must carefully control the radiation dose to target tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue. This requires ...

Silicon carbide radiation detectors represent a significant advance in semiconductor technology due to their wide bandgap, robustness, and high-temperature tolerance. These detectors are engineered to ...

Scientists have developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that comprehensively detects all types of ionizing radiation. The device can be used by industrial and medical ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The detection and measurement of ionizing radiation has long been a critical capability in fields ranging from medical imaging to nuclear energy to space exploration. However, ...

Radiation therapy techniques have been used for more than a century to treat cancers. Physicists in the Radiation Detector and Imaging group and associated with the Biomedical Research & Innovation ...