News articles tagged with 'radioactive' (Page 4)
Molecular imaging enables earlier, individualised treatment of thyroid cancer
— 3 Jan 2009 16:38 | HealthIn a study to determine the diagnostic value of molecular imaging in nodal staging of patients with thyroid cancer, researchers were able for the first time to accurately distinguish…
Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology
— 31 Oct 2008 15:12 | TechnologyThanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA's Integral astronomy satellite to detect…
ER staffs: Gaps exist in hospital preparedness for dirty bombs
— 17 Oct 2008 14:59 | HealthEmergency room doctors and nurses around the nation worry that hospitals are not adequately prepared to handle casualties from a radioactive 'dirty bomb,' said researchers at the University…
Sandia aids cleanup of Iraqi nuclear facilities, rad waste
— 17 Oct 2008 12:48 | EnvironmentSandia scientists are helping train Iraqi scientists and technicians to clean up radioactively contaminated sites and safely dispose of the radioactive wastes as part of the Iraqi Nuclear…
Researchers track Chernobyl fallout
— 9 Oct 2008 11:29 | EnvironmentWhen a reactor in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in 1986 in what was then the Soviet republic of Ukraine, radioactive elements were released in the air and dispersed over…
Deactivating radioactive waste
— 22 Sep 2008 14:41 | TechnologyIn order to decrease the isolation time for radioactive waste, first of all, the actinides - elements whose nuclei are heavier than uranium (i.e. curium, actinium) - must be removed…
Delft University of Technology patent for manufacturing radio isotopes
— 11 Sep 2008 23:16 | TechnologyThanks to a newly-developed technology at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, global shortages of radio isotopes for cancer diagnosis could be a thing of the past.…
Scientists find link between altered dopamine activity and social anxiety disorder
— 13 May 2008 10:24 | HealthUsing single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The Netherlands were able to detect biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalised social…
Compound captures radioactive ions from power plant waste
— 16 Mar 2008 10:45 | ChemistryStrontium 90 is a common radioactive by-product of fission in nuclear power plants. When extracted from the reactor along with other isotopes, a mixture is created made up of the radioactive…
New material can find a needle in a nuclear waste haystack
— 4 Mar 2008 22:33 | EnvironmentNuclear power has advantages, but, if this method of making power is to be viable long term, discovering new solutions to radioactive waste disposal and other problems are critical.…