9/9/2011· Radiology
Radiation Skyshine From A 6 MeV Medical Accelerator
By: Michael Gossman, MS, DABR, RSO, et al
Skyshine radiation emanating from medical accelerator facilities is a phenomenon not well understood.
9/9/2011· Radiology
Radiation Skyshine From A 6 MeV Medical Accelerator
By: Michael Gossman, MS, DABR, RSO, et al
Skyshine radiation emanating from medical accelerator facilities is a phenomenon not well understood.
8/30/2011· Failure Analysis
Metal Failure Analysis: Metal Food Contaminant Failure Analysis
By: Dr. Thomas Read
Materials failure analysis expert performs a failure analysis to determine the source of a metal piece found in tomato product.
8/19/2011· Arms - Guns - Weapons
Missile Defense In The News: U.S. Army Missile, Rocket, and Mortar Defense
By: Riki Ellison
Today's missile, rocket, and mortar threats to our armed forces deployed throughout the middle East are severe and growing.
8/18/2011· Computers
Information Technology: Government Could Save £8bn By Choosing Second-User Hardware
The new government has announced the areas that it has identified for dramatic cuts in public spending. One of the most effective reductions should be derived through more professional, better-managed government IT spending.
8/3/2011· Animals
Law Change In California Affects How You Buy And Sell a Horse
By: Bridget Brandon
Open-ended horse deals are quickly coming to an end. Florida has a statute (Section 535.16 of the Florida Statutes) and the California Legislature recently amended a similar one that now requires written documentation for horse sales.
7/22/2011· Forensics
Imaging Forensics: Is Your Expert An Expert?
By: George Reis
On a recent case opposing counsel hired a forensic photographer. The case involved an accident at night in which visibility was a key factor.
7/22/2011· Medical Physics
By: Michael Gossman, MS, DABR, RSO, et al
In the process of radiation oncology department accreditation, surveyors pay close attention to continuous quality improvement in the clinical section.
7/20/2011· Security
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
BETWEEN LATE 2009 AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR, a national baked goods chain with franchises in Broward County, Florida, experienced a series of nighttime burglaries that resulted in thousands of dollars in stolen cash and damaged property.
7/15/2011· Law Enforcement
The Forensic Force Series: Psychophysiological Responses to TASER-ECD Influence
By: Ron Martinelli
One of the most pressing problems within the law enforcement and use-of-force instructor communities is the reconciliation of force deployments with subject noncompliance and resistance.
7/14/2011· Energy - Utilities
Electric Transmission - What Happens with a Lack of Long-Range T&D Infrastructure Planning?
A joke long popular among disaffected employees and humorists in the power industry asks, "What is the difference between an electric utility and a group of Boy Scouts in the woods?"