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NASA measures radiation over Greenland to improve aviation safety and validate models that predict cosmic doses polar flight routes.

The application of physics principles, methods, and techniques in clinical practice and research has revolutionized the entire medical science field to improve human health and overall wellbeing.

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The IAEA and the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics are strengthening cooperation on activities that promote the safe and effective use of ionizing radiation in medicine for ...

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...