abstract background and purpose: people are always exposed to ionizing radiation, which could badly influence their health. the degree of these influences depends on the level of radiations. in this study the dose of indoor gamma radiation was assessed using rds-110 multi-purpose survey meter. materials and methods: to determine the dose rate of indoor radiations in cities of hamedan province f...

today, nuclear medicine has rapidly been developed so that in some cases, plays a unique role in diagnosis but unfortunalty in spite of diagnostic and therapeutic advantages, the term “nuclear” can induce worries in patients and society. in this article, base on new documents, we intend to show that this worries has no scientific basis. to produce a realistic view, regarding to radiation protec...

background: radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. in canada, the health authorities have no access to comprehensive profile of the communities built over uranium-rich micro-geological settings. the present indoor radon monitoring guideline is unable to provide an accurate identification of health hazards due to discounting several parameters of housing characteristics....

background: ionizing radiation is present in all environment of the earth’s surface, beneath the earth and in the atmosphere. human beings are exposed to external radiation from their surroundings naturally and also to internal radiation from food, water and air they consume. then, it is important to measure and develop knowledge about radiation. objective: this study is designed to evaluate th...