Detecting radiation is a fundamental necessity for national security, but doing so effectively and at a distance is a tall ...

The radiation safety concerns are related to the electrons that are backscattered from the sample, as well as X-rays produced in the process. Most SEMs are extremely well shielded and do not produce ...

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In a nutshell Scientists discovered that lightning on Earth can knock high-energy electrons out of the inner radiation belt, sending them cascading into the atmosphere in a phenomenon called lightning ...

Bengaluru's Aster Whitefield Hospital has introduced Intra-Operative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOeRT), a type of radiation treatment for cancer patients. This approach allows targeted radiation ...

All types of radiation become less intense as they travel further away from the radioactive material. This is because the particles or rays become more spread out. The thicker the substance ...

An unstable nucleus can emit a fast-moving electron called a beta (β) particle, to become more stable. Beta radiation is made up of a stream of beta particles emitted from unstable nuclei.