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Neutron activation analysis is a method for the qualitative and quantitative determination of elements based on the measurement of characteristic radiation from radionuclides formed by irradiating ...

The problem, says Ono, is that the neutrons used for BNCT are a relatively weak form of radiation and can’t be applied deep in the body at therapeutic levels. Head and neck cancers are usually ...

Neutron stars can have a resounding impact ... but those bodies that are still spinning rapidly may emit radiation that from Earth appears to blink on and off as the star spins, like the beam ...

While neutron stars typically rotate in milliseconds or seconds, ASKAP J1839-075 takes an astonishing 6.45 hours to complete ...

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

Researchers tested 15 concrete mixtures to see how well they blocked photon rays and neutrons—two forms of radiation that can pose serious risks in places like nuclear reactors, medical ...

On the neutron source front ... “At TLS we have assembled a world-class, cross-functional team of clinicians, radiation oncologists, physicists, and other researchers to bring BNCT to cancer ...

MORE than five tonnes of fusion-grade steel have been produced using an electric-powered furnace in Middlesbrough, the UK ...