Sentences with phrase «tissue absorbs radiation»

That plastic mimics how biological tissue absorbs radiation, and the LRO mission is the first time it will find use outside Earth's protective influence, Keller says.

Not exact matches

The detector developed at UNH, known as DoSEN, short for Dose Spectra from Energetic Particles and Neutrons, measures and calculates the absorbed dose in matter and tissue resulting from the exposure to indirect and direct ionizing radiation, which can change cells at the atomic level and lead to irreparable damage.

Proton beam therapy has the ability to deliver high doses of radiation directly to a tumour site with very little radiation being absorbed into healthy tissue.

The Castle Bravo blast contaminated the Japanese fishing vessel Lucky Dragon No. 5, with its 23 crewmen exposed to about 260 rads — a measurement of radiation absorbed by human tissue.

The frameworks absorb radiation better than tissue, delivering an extra dose of radiation to the tumor.

Melanin molecules absorb ultraviolet radiation from the sun, protecting you from tissue damage as a result of sun exposure.

I - 131 is only absorbed by tissue producing thyroid hormone; the radiation is then given off by the isotope, resulting in destruction of the tumor.