massachusetts institute of technology

Measuring radiation

A new look at prolonged radiation exposure
A new look at prolonged radiation exposure
May 15, 2012
MIT study suggests that at low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, DNA, Energy, Genetics, Nuclear power and reactors, Nuclear science and engineering, Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS), Department of Energy (DoE)
Modeling the spread of radioactivity in seawater
Modeling the spread of radioactivity in seawater
December 21, 2011
Researchers funded by MIT Sea Grant develop model to examine near-shore and open-ocean circulation.
Also labeled: Computer modeling, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Sea Grant
Explained: rad, rem, sieverts, becquerels
Explained: rad, rem, sieverts, becquerels
March 28, 2011
A guide to terminology about radiation exposure
Also labeled: Energy, Nuclear power and reactors, Health effects, Physics, Japan, Nuclear science and engineering
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