Sentences with phrase «posed by radiation»

Join the movement to Lower the Dose to protect yourself and your care team members from the risk posed by radiation in imaging.

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.

Not exact matches

«Financial markets have been rattled by the growing risk posed by potential radiation leaks at the stricken nuclear power plants in Japan,» said Lee Hardman, an analyst at The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ.

Indeed, the dangers posed by cosmic radiation are so daunting that even some members of the normally upbeat astronaut corps are beginning to question whether a human mission to deep space will be feasible anytime in the near future.

At its highest point, or apogee, some 232,000 miles above Earth (58.7 earth radii), it avoids the hazards posed by the Van Allen radiation belts, which extend from about 621 to 37,282 miles above the surface.

As well as its ability to pierce armour plating, DU has the unfortunate tendency to ignite on impact, creating clouds of uranium oxide dust — facilitating its spread in the environment and increasing the danger posed by the alpha radiation it emits.

Meanwhile, engineers were struggling with the technical challenges posed by the intense radiation pummeling Europa.

The aurora was accompanied by a powerful dose of radiation that would have posed a significant danger to humans exploring the Red Planet.

So far, studies have shown the devices pose no health threats and that the radiation is far lower than that given off by cell phones.