Is the ALARA principle limiting holistic decision-making by sidelining cost considerations? If so, should it be re-examined?

Radiation protection education and training are key to keep medical practitioners up to speed with the safe uses of the latest technologies, and this was a driver of a recent IAEA meeting. To identify ...

U.S. Department of Energy drops ALARA, challenging global radiation safety norms as reforms and debates intensify.

The IAEA’s Occupational Radiation Protection Appraisal Service (ORPAS) recently conducted its first ever review of national arrangements for the occupational radiation protection of space crew during ...