Iodine Pills: What are they? Who gets them? Where do you get them?
Emergency Alert Questions about iodine pills were prompted by the Emergency Alert from the Pickering Nuclear Generation Station that many Ontario residents were startled with on Sunday January 12th at 7:32 . While the message did state that there was no abnormal...
RSIC- the Newest Member of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC)
Nuclear technology can save lives, aid in industrial quality control and improve the quality of products through use of radioisotopes. They can be used for screening, diagnosis and therapy of various medical conditions. Every week 20,000 patients in Canada benefit...
Happy Valentines Day from the RSIC
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...
Marie Curie – 151 years of Innovation and Radiation Safety
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
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...Recent Posts
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Common Errors to Avoid When Completing Form ON00057: Application for Registration and Installation of an X-ray Source with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD)
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The Background on Background Radiation Part 2: Radon, Food, & Other Inhaled or Ingested Radiation
