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A glimpse into the future of radiation therapy

Physics World

A wide range of technologies are available to reduce human intervention and increase efficiency in various tasks. Tsang noted that automation in radiotherapy is a popular topic, with the number of published studies on this theme increasing from 30 in 2011 to 381 in 2021, and many talks in this area at the ESTRO congress.

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Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors

Union of Concerned Scientists

This is due in no small part to the “ nuclear bros ”: an active and seemingly tireless group of nuclear power advocates who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other “advanced” nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the climate crisis.

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Volatile Chemical Products: Important Contributors to Harmful Particulate Matter

HumanNature

We breathe oxygen from the atmosphere, weather systems distribute water, and the ozone in the upper atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation. Regulations and technological innovations, such as the catalytic converter, have led to a decline in tailpipe emissions, reducing emissions of secondary organic aerosol precursors.[6]

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Meet a scientist who studies how to save lives in a nuclear disaster

Frontiers

After the Fukushima Daiichi accident of March 2011, he led the effort to assess the exposure to radiation of Fukushima residents, and led the official report on the accident for the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). Everything always has both drawbacks and advantages.

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Ill-fitting gear puts female firefighters at risk: Five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

Frontiers

Article link: [link] Radiation exposure delays fetal growth in wild living Japanese monkeys Since 2008, the population of Japanese monkeys, commonly known as ‘snow monkeys’, in Fukushima City has been managed systematically. They published their results in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

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NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

PA Environment Daily

And this waste—along with drilling and fracking waste--can contain radioactive elements known as “technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material,” or TENORM. By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S.

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Scott Perry No Longer DEP Deputy For Oil & Gas Management

PA Environment Daily

Perry was named Deputy for Oil and Gas Management in September 2011 by Gov. The Department of Environmental Protection confirmed as of February 11, Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management, is no longer an employee of the agency. No other comments on personnel actions were made. No replacement has yet been named.