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Risk Factors for Childhood Leukemia: Radiation and Beyond

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Childhood leukemia (CL) is undoubtedly caused by a multifactorial process with genetic as well as environmental factors playing a role. But in spite of several efforts in a variety of scientific fields, the causes of the disease and the interplay of ...
Janine-Alison Schmidt, Sabine Hornhardt, Friederike Erdmann, Friederike Erdmann, Isidro Sánchez-García, Ute Fischer, Joachim Schüz, Gunde Ziegelberger   +7 more
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Two new ²²²Rn emanation sources – a comparison study [PDF]

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
More than 50 % of naturally occurring radiation exposure to the general public is due to the noble gas radon (222Rn) and its progenies, causing considerable health risks.
T. J. Ballé, S. Röttger, F. Mertes, A. Honig, P. Kovar, P. P. S. Otáhal, A. Röttger   +6 more
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Quantification of Artifacts and Image Distortions in 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Images of a Commercial Multi-Channel Vaginal Cylinder Brachytherapy Applicator Set [PDF]

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2023
Background: The BEBIG Portio multi-channel applicator provides better target dose coverage and sparing organs-at-risk compared to a single-channel cylinder. However, artifacts and distortions of Portio in magnetic resonance images (MRI) have not yet been
Abolfazl Kanani, Ali Fatemi-Ardakani, Amir M. Owrangi, Mehran Yazdi, Hadi Baghbani, Mohammad Amin Mosleh-Shirazi   +5 more
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Comments on “Association of excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy with birth weight: an adjunct study in Kumamoto of Japan Environment and Children’s Study”

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2017
We have read with interest the article by Lu et al. entitled “Association of excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy with birth weight: an adjunct study in Kumamoto of Japan Environment and Children’s Study” published recently in the Environmental ...
Ghazal Mortazavi, S.A.R. Mortazavi, S.M.J. Mortazavi   +2 more
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Pathological effects of ionizing radiation: endothelial activation and dysfunction

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2018
The endothelium, a tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the heart and blood as well as lymphatic vessels, plays a complex role in vascular biology.
Bjorn Baselet, P. Sonveaux, S. Baatout, A. Aerts   +3 more
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Total dose evaluation of deep submicron CMOS imaging technology through elementary device and pixel array behavior analysis [PDF]

, 2008
Ionizing radiation effects on CMOS image sensors (CIS) manufactured using a 0.18 µm imaging technology are presented through the behavior analysis of elementary structures, such as field oxide FET, gated diodes, photodiodes and MOSFETs.
Bernard, Frédéric, Goiffon, Vincent, Magnan, Pierre, Rolland, Guy, Saint-Pé, Olivier   +4 more
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The Critical Role of Radiation Protection in Modern Life [PDF]

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
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James Welsh, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, Lembit Sihver   +2 more
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Effects of high-energy ionizing particles on the Si:As mid-infrared detector array on board the AKARI satellite

, 2011
We evaluate the effects of high-energy ionizing particles on the Si:As impurity band conduction (IBC) mid-infrared detector on board AKARI, the Japanese infrared astronomical satellite.
A. Mouri, D. Ishihara, H. Kaneda, H. Kataza, Kessler M. F., M. Yamagishi, Moseley S. H., Murakami H., Onaka T., S. Oyabu, T. Mori, T. Onaka, T. Wada   +12 more
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Health Impacts of Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation: Current Scientific Debates and Regulatory Issues

Dose-Response, 2018
Health impacts of low-dose ionizing radiation are significant in important fields such as X-ray imaging, radiation therapy, nuclear power, and others.
A. Vaiserman, A. Koliada, O. Zabuga, Y. Socol   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Performance studies of scintillating ceramic samples exposed to ionizing radiation [PDF]

, 2012
Scintillating ceramics are a promising, new development for various applications in science and industry. Their application in calorimetry for particle physics experiments is expected to involve an exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation.
Dissertori, G., Luckey, D., Nessi-Tedaldi, F., Pauss, F., Wallny, R.   +4 more
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