Silicon semiconductors are widely used as particle detectors; however, their long-term operation is constrained by ...

Prof. Erno Sajo of UMass Lowell’s Department of Physics and Applied Physics, in collaboration with researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston led by Prof. Piotr Zygmanski, has developed a ...

A collaborative team led by researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

Portable radiation imaging systems are making nuclear decontamination and decommissioning tasks less expensive, quicker and safer for workers, as Victoria Anderson Matthew explains Ready for ...

Gamification A new design inspired by Tetris could reduce the cost and boost the accuracy of accurate radiation detectors used for monitoring nuclear sites. (Courtesy: Ella Maru Studio) Inspired by ...

The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that ...

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 ...

All trainees entering the Radiation Oncology Physics Residency program are required to satisfy the CAMPEP standards for program admission. That is, individuals must have acquired a strong foundation ...

(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 ...