Tag: radiation

What should you do in the event of a nuclear disaster?

An atomic bomb explodes, or there is a meltdown in a nuclear reactor. What is it that actually harms people? And why should you stay inside for exactly two days?

Here’s why children and young people should take iodine in the event of a nuclear accident

But it will hardly be needed in the event of a nuclear accident in the Ukraine, says Ingrid Dypvik Landmark, from the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority.

Here’s how more precise radiation can reduce side effects for cancer patients

Statisticians in Bergen have developed a more personalized approach to radiation therapy that over the long run will reduce side effects in cervical cancer, rectal cancer and prostate cancer.