Over the years we’ve featured quite a few radiatioactivity detectors, which usually include a Geiger-Muller tube, or perhaps a large-area photodiode. But in the event of radiation exposure from a ...
The persistence of a pair of Oklahoma State University scientists to ensure the successful installation of a working radiator detector on the International Space Station paid off last month. Eric ...
STILLWATER, Okla. — Dr. Eric Benton and Ph.D. student Tristen Lee from Oklahoma State University's Department of Physics received news their radiation detector was safely installed on the ...
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KABC) -- When you visit Los Angeles International Airport, you likely will not notice it. As you travel through the airport, hundreds of monitors are sweeping for ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) When a patient receives radiation therapy for cancer treatment, doctors must carefully control the radiation dose to target tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue. This requires ...
Maintaining international nuclear security requires tracking and monitoring fissile materials, such as plutonium and uranium. Standoff radiation detectors, which can measure radioactivity from afar, ...
Scientists have developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that comprehensively detects all types of ionizing radiation. The device can be used by industrial and medical ...
Is the next must-have cell-phone feature a radiation detector? Working with the Indiana Department of Transportation, Ephraim Fischbach, a physics professor at Purdue University (West LaFayette, IN) ...
Silicon detectors are central to high-energy physics experiments and numerous precision applications owing to their excellent spatial and energy resolution. However, their performance is critically ...