Golf Tournament Update
Our 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament supporting the Canadian Cancer Society is less than a week away! It is to be held Wednesday, September 11 at the Lionhead Golf and Country Club. We would like to thank our dozens of hole sponsors in addition to our major sponsors...
USPSTF Recommends Low-Dose CT Scans for Those at High Risk for Lung Cancer
Ionizing radiation has enough energy to remove electrons from their associated atoms or molecules. As a result, exposure to ionizing radiation (which includes x-rays, gamma rays, alpha and beta particles) can increase a person‘s risk to developing cancer. But ionizing...News for Particle Accelerators' Operators in Canada
A particle accelerator is a piece of equipment that increases the speed of subatomic particles and emits them in a focused beam. Linacs, electron beam welders, and x-ray tubes are examples of particle accelerators. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has...
Invitation to the First Annual Charity Golf Tournament
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