Kautokeino today – 45 years of whole body measurements are coming to an end

Due to fallout from atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, measurements of radioactivity in the northern Sami population started in 1965. From high values in the 1960’s and 70’s the values have now decreased to a low level comparable to the general Norwegian population. This is marked by a…
(02.12.2010)

ALARA and the medical sector

Ocarsborg fortress, Norway, 7-10 th June 2011. The aim of the workshop is to consider how the ALARA principle can be effectively implemented with regard to both patient and staff exposures in diagnostic and therapeutic uses of ionising radiation.  Visit the ALARA 2011 workshop homepage .
(02.12.2010)

Radiation safety authorities propose a European ban on powerful laser pointers

The European Commission should ban powerful laser pointers for use by the general public. What's more, the European Union should introduce import restrictions on powerful laser pointers. These are proposals that have been forwarded by the radiation safety authorities in Finland, Iceland, Norway and …
(12.11.2010)