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Ultraviolet radiation services | ARPANSA
ARPANSA's UVR laboratory offers measurement services related to ultraviolet radiation protection including clothing and fabric testing, sunglass testing, shadecloth testing, window film testing, assessment of UVR hazards in the workplace and the calibration of instruments.
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How to use the UV Radiation index charts | ARPANSA
The ultraviolet radiation monitoring network was upgraded in 2017 to produce a more robust and flexible network, with the capability to be expanded to more locations in the future.
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Ultraviolet radiation monitoring | ARPANSA
We maintain a network of solar ultraviolet (UV) measurements in major Australian cities and in the Australian Antarctic territories.
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Incidents with UV and laser sources | ARPANSA
UV and Lasers sources are discussed together because they are both non-ionising radiation sources and are involved in similar incidents.
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Ultraviolet radiation exposure and dose explained | ARPANSA
An explanation of ultraviolet radiation exposure and ultraviolet radiation dose.
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Ultraviolet radiation | ARPANSA
Solar UV radiation is the single most significant source of UV radiation and can reach a person on the ground from three sources, directly from the sun, scattered from the open sky and reflected from the environment.
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What is radiation? | ARPANSA
Australians are exposed to radiation from a variety of natural and artificial sources. Radiation is energy travelling as waves or particles. Ionising radiation has enough energy to change the chemical composition of matter. Non-ionising radiation has less energy but can still excite molecules and atoms causing them to vibrate faster.
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Radiation Therapist - Targeting Cancer
A Radiation Therapist calculates the radiation plan and operates the equipment used to deliver the overall treatment plan set out by the Radiation Oncologist.
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Personal Radiation Monitoring Service | ARPANSA
The Personal Radiation Monitoring Service monitors the exposures of workers in the medical, dental, chiropractic, industrial and mining fields to ionising radiation.
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What is ultraviolet radiation? - Cancer Institute NSW
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is generated from the sun and enters our atmospheredepending on the type of concentration it can have different affects on our skin.
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Fraction size in radiation therapy for breast conservation in early breast cancer | Cochrane
We asked if giving fewer radiation treatments (using a higher radiation dose at each visit) was as effective as the conventional 25 to 30 radiation treatments for women with early breast cancer who have breast conserving therapy (keep their breast).
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Beta radiation in glaucoma surgery | Cochrane
The aim of glaucoma surgery is to lower the pressure in the eye. The outcome of glaucoma surgery can be affected by the rate at which the surgical wound heals. Beta radiation has been proposed as a rapid and simple treatment to slow down the healing response. It is applied during the operation using a radioactive applicator which emits beta rays which have only a very local penetration to a depth of less than one millimetre. The intensity of the emission from the applicator (usually Strontium-90) determines the duration it is applied to the surgical site in order to deliver the required dose of radiation which effectively prevents scar tissue formation.
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Radiotherapy to the pelvis for cancer can damage the bladder in some, leading to late radiation cystitis | Cochrane
Radiotherapy to the pelvis for cancer can damage the bladder in some, leading to late radiation cystitis
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Intravascular brachytherapy (radiation treatment), inside arteries or bypass grafts, after angioplasty or stent surgery | Cochrane
Intravascular brachytherapy (radiation treatment), inside arteries or bypass grafts, after angioplasty or stent surgery
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High dose radiation treatment may improve survival for people with non-small cell lung cancer, but more trials are needed | Cochrane
High dose radiation treatment may improve survival for people with non-small cell lung cancer, but more trials are needed
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Surgery and whole brain radiation therapy versus whole brain radiation therapy alone for single brain metastases | Cochrane
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Is adding focused radiation (radiosurgery) to whole brain radiation therapy beneficial to patients with brain metastases? | Cochrane
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of the late effects of radiotherapy | Cochrane
There is a risk of serious complications developing after radiation treatment (radiotherapy) for cancer (late radiation tissue injury (LRTI)). These problems can be very difficult to resolve and there is some doubt as to the best approaches to treatment. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves breathing oxygen in a specially designed chamber. It is used as a treatment to improve oxygen supply to damaged tissue (cells within the body) and support healing.
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Speleotherapy (exposure to salt air, usually underground) for asthma | Cochrane
Speleotherapy (staying in underground environments) is believed to be of some benefit to people with asthma. People spend short periods in specifically designated caves or mines, sometimes doing particular physical or breathing exercises. There are some wards for longer stays. Benefits are believed to come from air quality, underground climate, air pressure or radiation. These features differ among caves and mines (for example, there are high levels of radiation in some mines, and different types of humidity). No evidence from randomised controlled trials was found and more research is needed.
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Interventions for the treatment of spinal cord compression due to the spread of cancer | Cochrane
Metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (MESCC) due to cancer from other parts of the body affecting the spine and causing compression of the spinal cord often results in pain, impaired functioning including reduced ability to walk, incontinence, and shortened survival. Radiation is the mainstay of treatment, but surgery, and corticosteroids are also used to treat people with MESCC. This update of a previous review published in 2008 evaluates the clinical trial evidence up to 3 March 2015 to determine how effective radiotherapy, surgery and corticosteroids are in improving functioning and survival, and in reducing pain; and how well tolerated they are in adults with MESCC.
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