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Physical Measurement Laboratory / Radiation Physics Division

Dosimetry Group

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chamber and computer simulation

Computing for Better Radiation Therapy

Doctors devising a plan of attack on a tumor may one day gain another tactical advantage thanks to a series of sophisticated calculations proposed by PML's
A phantom (life-size dummy) in the scanner

Backscatter Body Scan Redux

Airline passengers have already said bon voyage to the controversial backscatter x-ray security scanners, pulled from U.S. airports in 2013 over concerns about
enclosure for irradiating mosquitoes

Spraying Mosquitoes . . . with Gamma Rays

A recently announced malaria vaccine – found to be 100 % effective in a small human sample – was years in the making, and its creators had to overcome many