Background: Knowledge of radioactivity levels in human diet is of particular concern for the estimation of possible radiological hazards to human health. However, very few surveys of radioactivity in food have been conducted in Iran therefore the baseline values of the natural radionuclides concentration (40K, 226Ra and 232Th), and man made radionuclide, 137Cs, were determined in twenty six...

Medical information systems and standards are increasingly based on principled models of at least three distinct sorts of information – patient data, concepts (terminology), and guidelines (decision support). Well defined interfaces are required between the three types of model to allow development to proceed independently. Two of the major issues to be dealt with in the defining of such interf...

Background: Measurement of the radiation dose distribution is important in assessing the health risk a population and serve as reference in documenting changes to environmental radioactivity in soil due to man-made activities. Materials and Methods: The activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K in soil samples obtained from different locations in Ajaokuta Local Government area was measured ...

conclusions portable radiological examinations did not expose healthcare providers to high doses of ionizing radiation. nurses’ radiation protection knowledge was limited and hence, they require in-service education programs. results the mean of participants’ radiation protection knowledge was 4.77 ± 1.38. the most prevalent radiation protection behavior of nurses was leaving the intensive care...