Ionizing radiation passing through air leads to the ionization of nitrogen in the air; as this
nitrogen de-excites it is accompanied with the emission of near-ultraviolet (NUV) light. NUV …

Alpha particles are proven to be very useful in many areas of medicine, technology and
science. Yet, they represent the biggest risk to soft biological tissues compared to all nuclear …

Detection of radionuclides emitting short‐range radiation, such as α and low‐energy β
particles, has always presented a challenge, particularly when such radionuclides are …

The preliminary results from a series of nuclear fluorescence imaging experiments using a
variety of radioactive sources and shielding are given. These experiments were done as part …

Ionizing radiation is a both a natural and man-made phenomena that plays a major role in
contemporary applications. The detection of this radiation has evolved over the past several …

A new, comprehensively updated edition of the acclaimed textbook by FH Attix (Introduction
to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry) taking into account the substantial …

Characterization results are given for an original ASIC allowing continuous acquisition of
ionising radiation images in spectroscopic mode. Ionising radiation imaging in general and …

A system to expose biological specimens to medium-energy (2.6–6.0 MeV/u) irradiation has
been developed at the NIRS-HIMAC. In order to determine the beam energy or LET at the …

On-site detection and measurement of the activity and extent of alpha (α) contamination
presents a significant challenge to radiation detection personnel. Due to the short range of …

Numerous nuclear power plants will soon reach the end of their lifetime and must be
decommissioned. The number of upcoming decommissioning projects is unprecedented …