Sentences with phrase «for radiation workers»

Illinois coal miners may be in violation of the standards for radiation workers.

The international safety limit for radiation workers is 50 millisieverts per year.

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The proposal comes after negotiations between the South Korean firm, workers and their families as well as outside experts over the company's responsibility for the workers, who have attributed illnesses such as lymphoma and leukemia to prolonged exposure to radiation or dangerous chemicals used in Samsung's factories.

Because those who fly on jet airplanes frequently face higher exposure to cosmic radiation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies airline crew members as radiation workers.

Joshua has also led more than 50 due diligence projects for financial and corporate sponsors, including a radiation oncology provider, a hospitalist physician practice management company, a workers» compensation specialty benefits manager, a small pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), a population health management service provider, a large integrated medical group / independent practice association (IPA), a regional payer, a health insurance brokerage, an occupational health / worksite clinic provider, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and specialty benefits managers in the workers» comp and commercial spaces.

That's about one - third the maximum radiation dose allowed for a nuclear power plant worker in a given year.

Studies of atomic bomb victims, nuclear workers and medical radiation patients have allowed scientists to estimate the cancer risk for any particular radiation dose.

After the catastrophe of 11 March 2011, the first task for robots was to survey damage, radiation, and variables such as temperature and humidity in areas that were too hazardous for workers.

So after a 9.0 - magnitude earthquake and tsunami waves struck Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant on 11 March 2011, it was no wonder that one of Asimo's fans tweeted, «Can't Asimo be dispatched to survey the interior of Unit 4, where radiation is too high for human workers?»

As for the two Japanese nuclear workers, they eventually died of organ failure caused by radiation anyway, notes radiologist Fred Mettler of the University of New Mexico.

One scenario that might make more sense, Chao says, is if stem cells were banked only for a subset of 100 or so workers who were the only ones sent into high radiation areas.

Unfortunately, neither may get its wish: if the fuel has indeed formed a puddle, radiation levels may be too high for would - be deconstruction workers to approach, necessitating entombment efforts similar to those at Chernobyl.

Plant workers are being exposed to much higher levels of radiation than the general population, and will be monitored for long - term health effects.

And nuclear power plants have been operating in the U.S. for 50 years without exposing workers or residents in surrounding areas to excessive radiation.

The British government's chief adviser on radiation is urging lower dose limits for workers and the public in the light of a recent review of the dangers posed by radiation.

The letter warned that the state may have difficulty disposing of the drilling waste, that thorough testing will be needed at water treatment plants, and that workers may need to be monitored for radiation as much as they might be at nuclear facilities.

For one thing, they penetrate commercial airlines, dosing passengers and flight crews so much that pilots are classified as occupational radiation workers.

Our team of endocrine surgeons, neurosurgeons, surgical oncologists, endocrinologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, advanced practice nurses, social workers, and genetic counselors collaborate to ensure that each patient is cared for with an individualized approach, providing the most advanced treatment options available.

Let's not forget the healthcare workers who are exposed daily to moisture and radiation and must care for patients.

Special health examinations will be given to workers with exposures above 100 mSv including annual monitoring of the thyroid, stomach, large intestine and lung for cancer as a means to monitor for potential late radiation - related health effects at the individual level.

Explains that pipes and pressure vessels inside nuclear power plants give off significant amounts of waste heat, with temperatures reaching up to 55C (131F)- not very comfortable for maintenance workers who are swathed in radiation protection gear and doing repair work.

It's important for anyone considering a job in healthcare to understand the effects of radiation and what the industry is doing to protect its workers.