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X-Rays at Work: Uncovering Secrets of the Enigma

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Feb 22, 2019 | Uncategorized

Use of X-Rays in the modern world is nearly ubiquitous. We come across X-Ray emitting devices all the time. X-Ray machines are used at airports for scanning baggage. It is not unusual to come across an x-ray security point checking personal items at the entrance of...

Happy Valentines Day from the RSIC

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized

On this Valentines day, all of us at the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada are wishing you love and happiness. Take care of yourself, of your heart and your safety. Radiate love and remember to check in with us now and then. We may not be able to give relationship...

Forgetting Fukushima

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized

Overcoming Atomic Anxiety in the Land of the Rising Sun Author: MATT COTÉ // Images: REUBEN KRABBE Shared on the RSIC website with the permission of the author IN 1942, UNDERNEATH STAGG FIELD at the University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi fired up the world’s...

Marie Curie – 151 years of Innovation and Radiation Safety

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog

Today we celebrate Marie Curie, a pioneer nuclear physicist. Her ground-breaking work on radioactivity revolutionised medicine. It brought her not one, but two Nobel Prizes! In addition, she was the first female recipient of the Nobel Prize. She made possible the...

Test Your Home for Radon Gas This Fall

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog

November is Radon Action Month. It is an opportunity to bring attention to the radon gas hazard. More importantly, it is a chance for all of us to do something vital for our health: test our homes for radon. Why does this matter to me? Radon is the...