It’s because they act as radiation shields for the heat exchanger so they can cool the electronics in the head of the space shuttle. So, it’s a little bit different. You need to have a heat exchanger.

A review in Brain Medicine unveils the potential of targeted alpha particle therapy (TAT) as an innovative and exciting breakthrough for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Unlike traditional beta ...

Despite its promise, TAT is not without obstacles. Alpha-emitters like 213 Bi decay rapidly, complicating production and delivery, and alpha emitters like 213 Bi and 225 Ac can be complex to source.

''Radiation shielding is essential for hospitals, industrial sites, and nuclear facilities. These places use ionizing radiation for beneficial purposes such as helping doctors treat sick organs and ...

CHARM’s radiation field is generated by the interaction between a 24 GeV/c beam from the Proton Synchrotron and a metallic target. CHARM offers a uniquely wide spectrum of radiation types and energies ...

These extreme solar particle events occur roughly every few millennia. The most recent one happened around 993 AD, and was used to show that Viking buildings in Canada used timber cut in 1021 AD.

WASHINGTON, DC—A comprehensive radiation shield can cut radiation exposure to primary operators during coronary and structural heart procedures by more than 99% when used in combination with standard ...

This broad search yielded electrostatic shield configurations that could shield 50 percent of solar particle events’ radiation and 15 percent of cosmic rays using just 1 million volts, not 60 ...

A flexible and reusable radiation shield that lays across the patient like a blanket can reduce scatter radiation to operators in the cath lab by as much as 84% compared with routine protection ...