At least 10 percent of those workers could have had internal radiation exposures that exceeded federally allowable limits, according to the report.
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As zircon becomes more and more modified by internal radiation damage, the density decreases, the crystal structure is compromised, and the color changes.
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A new procedure that delivers internal radiation to brain tumors is expected to give cancer patients more time in their battles with the deadly disease.
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Conclusions on the high-level external radiations doses were based on only nine worker deaths, and the conclusions on internal radiation doses were based on 15 deaths.
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The device was installed in a temporary housing in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, in order to monitor the internal radiation exposure and the health of the citizens of Namie.
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After it is revealed the malfunction was due to an internal radiation leak, Rusty relapses once repaired and summons a Dalek platoon to destroy the rebel station.
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The patient has two 15-to 20-minute treatments a day for four or five days . This type of internal radiation, brachytherapy, is often used to treat prostate cancer.
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Although radiation levels produced by the external source are quite low, the internal radiation source damages various types of cells in the human body, destroys chromosomes and affects the reproductive system.
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Recently published data from a long-term monitoring program ( The Korma Report II ) shows a decrease in internal radiation exposure of the inhabitants of a region in Belarus close to Gomel.
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Trials with brachytherapy ( an internal radiation treatment that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor and is thought to have fewer long-term side effects ) have produced some positive results.
