Sentences with phrase «radiation monitoring in»

These ranged from projects involving community - based radiation monitoring in Japan and ones designed to create healthier school lunches in California, to puffin patrols in Newfoundland that save baby birds from traffic.

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80 keV (125 times less than permitted) With additional safety aspects we furthermore guarantee the absolutely safe use of our X-ray systems in the inspection of products in the food sector: - We only use low - energy, soft X-rays - X-ray voltage and current are individually adapted for every product - The X-ray tube is hermetically shielded - All the radiation protection covers are monitored by safety switches - X-rays can only be turned on if the system functions perfectly

Computerized monitoring of wind, temperature and solar radiation information measures evaporation to inform the superintendent on water needs to maintain the fairways and greens in top playing condition.

Parents who are concerned about the effects of baby monitor radiation should also make sure no cell phones, cordless phones, or wifi devices are in their home.

While they are superior in quality of sound and vision than analog monitors, they carry the possible risk of exposure to electromagnetic radiation to your baby and may not be something everyone would choose for baby safety or to babyproof their home.

The new (Cordless Anti-Radiation Environment) technology in the SmartNova Baby Monitor achieves the same clear and private communication, while emitting 97 % less radiation and no pulsing radiation.

Dr. Devra Davis PhD., MPH, founder of Environmental Health Trust (EHT) and an award - winning, internationally renowned scientist who also was the founding director of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the U.S. National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, states: «No studies show that microwave radiation exposure in children is safe or that continuous exposure from cell phones, cell towers, cordless phones, Wi - Fi routers, baby monitors, etc. is safe.»

We live in such a high - tech world and kids are exposed to so much now that I don't want my baby monitor to be another source of potential radiation risk.

It is the first DNA analyser to head into space, and may eventually allow astronauts to directly monitor changes to their genetic code caused by the harsh radiation environment in orbit.

The researchers observed FRB 150807 while monitoring a nearby pulsar — a rotating neutron star that emits a beam of radio waves and other electromagnetic radiation — in our galaxy using the Parkes radio telescope in Australia.

Strikingly, the treatment approach didn't make a difference to 10 - year survival: Ninety - nine percent of the more than 1600 men in the trial were alive after a decade, whether they had initially received radical surgery, radiation, or active monitoring, which meant no immediate therapy, but intervention as needed.

Taken with Juno's star - tracking navigation camera, the shot reveals that «heaven looks the same to us from Jupiter,» said Heidi Becker, leader of Juno's radiation monitoring team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif..

But for much of the prefecture, «we're stuck, there are no practical countermeasures,» says Hisashi Katayose, a Fukushima official in charge of radiation monitoring.

In addition to the sampling by Fukushima Prefecture, the education ministry is monitoring radiation levels nationwide, including at 100 locations in the prefecturIn addition to the sampling by Fukushima Prefecture, the education ministry is monitoring radiation levels nationwide, including at 100 locations in the prefecturin the prefecture.

Regulators failed to collect air samples in the week following a radiation release at a New Mexico nuclear waste dump because of a vacancy in the office responsible for monitoring the site

More research, however, is needed to better characterize those intermediate - risk patients who can safely be monitored on a surveillance program,» said D. Andrew Loblaw, MD, a radiation oncologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada.

Women with a DCIS diagnosis who participate in the study will be randomized to receive one of two treatment approaches: The current standard of care consisting of surgery and radiation therapy, or careful monitoring with mammograms and physical exams every six months.

Reported today in the British Journal of Cancer, the test could enable doctors to monitor the effectiveness of treatments without exposing patients to repeated doses of radiation.

Although patients with localized, low - risk prostate cancer have treatment options: active surveillance, also called watchful waiting, in which the cancer is monitored periodically to detect any changes, or active treatment with surgery and radiation.

Launched in 1991, UARS monitors agents of global warming, such as water vapor and solar radiation.

The map, published online in the journal Scientific Reports on September 1, 2015, provides an important baseline image of the energy budget of Earth's interior and could help scientists monitor new and existing human - made sources of radiation.

«We're interested in the radiation damage case in particular, but other applications might include studying low - temperature phase change materials, or real - time monitoring of oxide layer formation on steel alloys,» he said.

MIT researchers report a more dynamic option this week in Applied Physics Letters, from AIP Publishing, to continuously monitor the properties of materials being exposed to radiation during the exposure.

In future, they will be able to link to electronic devices to continuously monitor UV - levels and alert the user when radiation hits harmful levels.

A previous attempt to monitor radiation in the nearby Barents Sea was thwarted when the Soviet Union banned British researchers from the area.

It could also help streamline radio - medicine, including radiation therapies and scanning diagnostics, boost the effectiveness of unmanned radiation monitoring vehicles in mapping and monitoring contaminated areas following disasters, and revolutionize radiometric imaging in space exploration.

While ultrasound provides a less expensive and radiation - free alternative to detecting and monitoring cancer compared to technologies such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs, the lower clarity and resolution of ultrasound has limited its use in cancer treatment.

Using this kind of sensor, doctors may be able to better determine radiation doses and to monitor whether treatments are having the desired effect, according to the researchers, who describe the device in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of April 21.

Researchers from the universities of Oxford and Bristol found no difference in survival rates among men who were randomly assigned to surgery, radiation or monitoring; it is the largest study of its kind.

«We have an obligation to ensure our people's safety, and that's why we conducted radiation monitoring at the Springstead location in October 2003 and why we support follow - up studies that are being conducted now by consultants to NHA,» Livingston said.

Radiation levels in seafood should continue to be monitored, of course, but radiation in the ocean will very quickly become diluted and is not of concern by the strict standards used in Japan beyond the region closest to Fukushima.

The Star - Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS) will be a 6U CubeSat devoted to photometric monitoring of M stars in the far - UV and near - UV, measuring the time - dependent spectral slope, intensity and evolution of M dwarf stellar UV radiation.

According to NASA, the unique orbit will keep the spacecraft in a safe thermal and radiation environment, and maximize the amount of sky TESS can image, allowing its cameras to monitor their targets continuously from a stable orbit for the duration of the mission.

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist have developed a clinical cortical thickness and radiation dose mapping method for monitoring the bone loss in cancer patients over time8 - 9.

In the first study to compare active monitoring, surgery and radiation for prostate cancer, researchers found no differences in death rateIn the first study to compare active monitoring, surgery and radiation for prostate cancer, researchers found no differences in death ratein death rates.

After your cat is injected with radioactive iodine, he or she will need to remain in a treatment facility for a few days to be monitored until radiation levels are acceptable.

While the injection takes only a second, by law it is required that cats stay 3 - 5 days in the facility to ensure the level of radiation has been safely reduced before exiting our supervision and monitoring.

We will assess the safety of this new approach by monitoring for any radiation - induced changes in the eye.

Temperatures aloft can be measured in a number of ways, two of which are useful for climate monitoring: by radiosondes (balloon - borne instrument packages, including thermometers, released daily or twice daily at a network of observing stations throughout the world), and by satellite measurements of microwave radiation emitted by oxygen gas in the lower to mid-troposphere, taken with an instrument known as the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU).5 The balloon measurements are taken at the same Greenwich mean times each day, whereas the times of day of the satellite measurements for a given location drift slowly with changes in the satellite orbits.

One and a half decades of continuous monitoring of direct solar radiation have provided long - needed information, but this short period of time is but a wink of an eye in the life of the Sun, and a woefully inadequate sample of the full range of its possible behavior.

Future solar radiation monitoring is planned for NASA's Earth Observing System and the NOAA / DoD National Polar - Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, although in the latter case not at UV wavelengths.

In addition, observational records are available for surface temperature (space - based monitoring, in situ monitoring, and proxy data) and the radiation balance at the top of the atmospherIn addition, observational records are available for surface temperature (space - based monitoring, in situ monitoring, and proxy data) and the radiation balance at the top of the atmospherin situ monitoring, and proxy data) and the radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere.

Detecting and confirming larger - amplitude, longer - period cycles in solar radiation — if they indeed exist — will require reliable continuous solar monitoring, well into the next century.

Radiation levels in seafood should continue to be monitored, of course, but radiation in the ocean will very quickly become diluted and is not of concern by the strict standards used in Japan beyond the region closest to Fukushima.

The ozone ECV is important to monitoring the long - term trends in surface ultraviolet (UV) radiation and recovery of the ozone layer.

Security researchers determined that NotPetya's true aims were sowing mass chaos in target countries by disrupting airports, banks and industrial targets including radiation monitoring systems.

Administer prescribed doses of radiation to patients in controlled, carefully monitored setting.

EXPERIENCE Radiology Technologist September 2008 - September 2009 Godwin Corporation, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI Proficient in all clerical aspects of radiology to include patient check - in, informed consent, and use of CHCS and PACS programs Fluoroscopic exams to include pediatric and adult barium enemas, esophagrams, G.I. studies, VCUG's, HSG's, and modified barium swallows Use of portable C - arm in operating room procedures to include orthopedic, spinal, abdominal, urologic, vascular, and interventional radiology cases Operation of stationary C - arm in upper and lower extremity arthrogram studies and lumbar punctures Preparation of contrast material for gastrointestinal, gynecological, urologic, intravenous and intra-arterial studies Inpatient and outpatient diagnostic x-rays to include upper and lower extremities, cranium, chest and abdomen Proficient in emergency patient care protocol to include CPR, oxygen administration, suction and use of monitoring systems such as EKG and blood pressure equipment Adherence to all radiation protection standards in accordance with ALARA Instruction of Army Radiology students in all aspects of radiography Radiology Specialist (Active Duty) February 2008 - July 2008 U.S. Army, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI Diagnostic radiographic imaging using digital, portable, C - arm and plain film systems Fluoroscopic, orthopedic and operating room radiography utilizing GE, Siemens, Canon, and Fuji equipment Interventional procedures to include aortograms, peripheral and cerebral angiography, venography, femoral runoffs, arthrograms, fistulagrams and lumbar punctures Preparation and set up of sterile field and instruments for interventional and fluoroscopic procedures using proper sterile technique Proper set up and use of intra-arterial and intravenous injector systems Experience with reconstruction, subtraction, road mapping and duplication of digital images Orientation to additional radiology modalities such as ultrasound, MRI, nuclear medicine, CT and mammography

Professional Experience Godwin Corporation (Tripler Army Medical Center, HI) 9/2009 — Present Radiology Technologist • Exhibit proficiency in all clerical aspects of radiology including patient check - in, informed consent, the use of CHCS and PACS programs, and adherence to ALARA radiation protection standards • Perform fluoroscopic exams such as pediatric and adult barium enemas, esophagrams, G.I. studies, VCUG's, HSG's, and modified barium swallows • Operate portable C - arm equipment in orthopedic, spinal, abdominal, urologic, vascular, and interventional radiology operating room procedures, as well as stationary C - arm use in arthrograms and lumbar punctures • Prep contrast materials for gastrointestinal, gynecological, urologic, intravenous, and intra-arterial exams • Capture inpatient / outpatient diagnostic x-rays of upper / lower extremities, cranium, chest, and abdomen • Execute efficiently all emergency patient care protocol, including CPR, oxygen administration, suction, and the use of monitoring systems such as EKG and blood pressure equipment • Provide valuable on - site instruction in all aspects of radiography to Army radiology students