RadTarge II D700 Archives - X-Z LAB https://www.x-zlab.com/tag/radtarge-ii-d700/ Engineering a Safer World Tue, 13 Nov 2018 07:22:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Is the accumulated dose stored in memory even when the device is turned off? https://www.x-zlab.com/faq/accumulated-dose-stored-memory-even-device-turned-off/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:52:36 +0000 https://www.x-zlab.com/?post_type=qa_faqs&p=2807 RadTarge II, RadPavise Yes, the integrated/accumulated dose reading stays in memory when the device is turned off.

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Yes, the integrated/accumulated dose reading stays in memory when the device is turned off.

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]]> RadTarge II in Stanford Wearable Biosensors Study https://www.x-zlab.com/radiation-detector/radtarge-ii-stanford-wearable-biosensors-study/ Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:30:33 +0000 https://www.x-zlab.com/?p=2785 In a recent study led by Mike Snyder and Xiao Li of Stanford University, physiological data gathered from wearable biosensors were found to be useful indicators of an individual’s health. RadTarge II D700 was used to measure personal radiation exposure over a six month period. The information collected revealed heightened radiation exposure “during airline flights or during chance encounters with individuals or locations with high radiation. Most importantly, it demonstrates that simple personal wearable devices can identify these levels and provide immediate feedback.”   Read the full study (Digital Health: Tracking Physiomes and Activity Using Wearable Biosensors Reveals Useful Health-Related Information) at PLOS Biology. Full Article

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In a recent study led by Mike Snyder and Xiao Li of Stanford University, physiological data gathered from wearable biosensors were found to be useful indicators of an individual’s health. RadTarge II D700 was used to measure personal radiation exposure over a six month period.

The information collected revealed heightened radiation exposure “during airline flights or during chance encounters with individuals or locations with high radiation. Most importantly, it demonstrates that simple personal wearable devices can identify these levels and provide immediate feedback.”

 

Exposure to radiation in daily life

Read the full study (Digital Health: Tracking Physiomes and Activity Using Wearable Biosensors Reveals Useful Health-Related Information) at PLOS Biology.

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]]> Hillary Clinton backs steelworkers during speech https://www.x-zlab.com/radiation/hillary-clinton-backs-steelworkers/ Sat, 09 Apr 2016 00:14:20 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?p=2266 During her speech to Pennsylvania union leaders, Democrat Hillary Clinton backs steelworkers, referencing an obscure incident involving radiation exposure among workers at Bethlehem Steel. In the 1940s and 1950s, workers at Bethlehem Steel were exposed to radiation rolling uranium rods for nuclear reactors. When these workers later developed cancer, Congress passed a law in 2000 entitling them to compensation if they could show the radiation exposure was the cause of their cancer. Clinton testified before the Presidential Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health in 2006, advocating for workers at the plant to automatically qualify for radiation exposure benefits.   Full Article

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]]> Hillary Clinton fights for steelworkers during her speech in PhiladelphiaDuring her speech to Pennsylvania union leaders, Democrat Hillary Clinton backs steelworkers, referencing an obscure incident involving radiation exposure among workers at Bethlehem Steel.

In the 1940s and 1950s, workers at Bethlehem Steel were exposed to radiation rolling uranium rods for nuclear reactors. When these workers later developed cancer, Congress passed a law in 2000 entitling them to compensation if they could show the radiation exposure was the cause of their cancer.

Clinton testified before the Presidential Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health in 2006, advocating for workers at the plant to automatically qualify for radiation exposure benefits.

 

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]]> What is Hp(10) and Hp(0.07)? https://www.x-zlab.com/faq/hp10-hp007/ Sat, 12 Mar 2016 03:50:37 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?post_type=qa_faqs&p=2247 Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) are personal dose equivalents, which represent the probability of stochastic health effects from radiation. Hp(10) is the deep dose equivalent. It is the equivalent dose at 10 mm below a specified point of the body. Hp(0.07) is the shallow dose equivalent, also referred to as skin dose equivalent or surface dose equivalent. It is the equivalent dose at 0.07 mm below the surface of the body. Currently, RadTarge II measures Hp(10). The option to switch between Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) will be added to future iterations of RadTarge II.

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]]> Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) are personal dose equivalents, which represent the probability of stochastic health effects from radiation.

  • Hp(10) is the deep dose equivalent. It is the equivalent dose at 10 mm below a specified point of the body.
  • Hp(0.07) is the shallow dose equivalent, also referred to as skin dose equivalent or surface dose equivalent. It is the equivalent dose at 0.07 mm below the surface of the body.

Currently, RadTarge II measures Hp(10). The option to switch between Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) will be added to future iterations of RadTarge II.

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]]> Congress faces pressure to help rejected nuclear workers https://www.x-zlab.com/radiation/congress-faces-pressure-help-rejected-nuclear-workers/ Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:10:57 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?p=2063 Even with $12 billion federal program in helping sick nuclear-weapons workers, there are still tens of thousands sick nuclear workers were not able to have the compensation from the U.S. government leading an investigation. Because of the bureaucratic hurdles, many of the sick workers had to fight for their illness and the government in their final years. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program was launched in 2001. Under this program, 53,000 sickened or dead workers got compensated but the money went to surviving relatives in many cases. On the other hand, 7,762 workers did not get any compensation even after their death. The investigation was pushed by the House of Representatives. The safety of the workers was also questionable because the stronger safety standards has not stopped the accidents or exposure to radiation or other toxins. While getting the compensation from the program is tough, the House Representatives are looking forward to improve the program and help qualified former workers receive the benefits that they deserve. Monitoring radiation exposure, maintaining dose records, and minimizing dose remain crucial for nuclear workers as well as others who are regularly exposed to radioactive environments. Equipped with patented technology, radiation detectors from X-Z LAB stand out from the crowd, delivering quick and accurate measurements. Products such as RadTarge II | Electronic Personal Dosimeter and RadPavise | Personal Radiation Detector provide real-time readings and alarms in addition to accumulated dose logs, allowing users to know and evaluate their risk.   Full Article

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]]> Even with $12 billion federal program in helping sick nuclear-weapons workers, there are still tens of thousands sick nuclear workers were not able to have the compensation from the U.S. government leading an investigation. Because of the bureaucratic hurdles, many of the sick workers had to fight for their illness and the government in their final years. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program was launched in 2001. Under this program, 53,000 sickened or dead workers got compensated but the money went to surviving relatives in many cases. On the other hand, 7,762 workers did not get any compensation even after their death. The investigation was pushed by the House of Representatives. The safety of the workers was also questionable because the stronger safety standards has not stopped the accidents or exposure to radiation or other toxins. While getting the compensation from the program is tough, the House Representatives are looking forward to improve the program and help qualified former workers receive the benefits that they deserve.

Monitoring radiation exposure, maintaining dose records, and minimizing dose remain crucial for nuclear workers as well as others who are regularly exposed to radioactive environments. Equipped with patented technology, radiation detectors from X-Z LAB stand out from the crowd, delivering quick and accurate measurements. Products such as RadTarge II | Electronic Personal Dosimeter and RadPavise | Personal Radiation Detector provide real-time readings and alarms in addition to accumulated dose logs, allowing users to know and evaluate their risk.

 

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]]> Advances improve radiation therapy https://www.x-zlab.com/radiation/advances-improve-radiation-therapy/ Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:10:26 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?p=2036 Every year, there are more than 1 million cancer patients receiving radiation therapy for their treatment. Therefore, the advanced treatment technology is needed in order to reduce the amount of radiation exposure to patience’s critical organs as well as the side-effects. With the Active Breath Control (ABC) technology, women would have less likelihood to suffer from harmful exposure of the heart to radiation during the treatment. The external-beam radiation therapy technology has been improved by boosting the speed and precision of treatment leading a shorter treatment times. Similarly, brachytherapy in the external-beam radiation therapy has been dramatically improved allowing higher cure rate and quality of life preservation for many cancer patients. Because of the advanced technology in cancer treatment, American cancer survivors are expected to increase to about 19 million by 2024. Today, scientists strive to improving technology in order to create safer and more accurate cancer treatment. Minimizing and prevention on radiation exposure can go hand-in-hand. On one side, technology can be introduced to lower the radiation exposure. On the other side, technology can be introduced to alarm the potential radiation exposure. With patented MVT technology inside, radiation detectors RadTarge II, RadPavise, and RadWall S from X-Z LAB can respond in less than 2 seconds. The real-time accumulated radiation measurement can alert people when radiation levels become unacceptable.   Full Article

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]]> Every year, there are more than 1 million cancer patients receiving radiation therapy for their treatment. Therefore, the advanced treatment technology is needed in order to reduce the amount of radiation exposure to patience’s critical organs as well as the side-effects. With the Active Breath Control (ABC) technology, women would have less likelihood to suffer from harmful exposure of the heart to radiation during the treatment. The external-beam radiation therapy technology has been improved by boosting the speed and precision of treatment leading a shorter treatment times. Similarly, brachytherapy in the external-beam radiation therapy has been dramatically improved allowing higher cure rate and quality of life preservation for many cancer patients. Because of the advanced technology in cancer treatment, American cancer survivors are expected to increase to about 19 million by 2024.
Today, scientists strive to improving technology in order to create safer and more accurate cancer treatment. Minimizing and prevention on radiation exposure can go hand-in-hand. On one side, technology can be introduced to lower the radiation exposure. On the other side, technology can be introduced to alarm the potential radiation exposure. With patented MVT technology inside, radiation detectors RadTarge II, RadPavise, and RadWall S from X-Z LAB can respond in less than 2 seconds. The real-time accumulated radiation measurement can alert people when radiation levels become unacceptable.

 

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]]> Tokyo food radiation safety: It’s personal https://www.x-zlab.com/radiation-detector/tokyo-food-radiation-safety-personal/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 23:56:38 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?p=2033 The attitude toward food safety is rather a personal preference among the Tokyo residents after the Fukushima nuclear plant incidence which led to a serious radiation scare. Checking for food labels may be enough for some consumers, but some take it to the next level by going to the radiation monitoring stations to ensure food safety. On the other hand, many of them already went back to the normal as they were before the disaster. Although the government has been setting up radiation monitoring centers for people to check food safety, getting yes-or-no answers is not easy. People still need to decide on their own whether the food is safe to consume. Besides the food safety concern among Japanese, nation’ food export and tourism were negatively impacted. For example, Fuji Apple exports to Taiwan dropped to zero in two months while the tourism plummeted 70% after the disaster. Nuclear and radiation accidents have a profound impact on people’s lives. Therefore, radiation safety is crucial. It is beneficial to reinforce the safety before the disaster in order to minimize the bad consequence. X-Z LAB is committed to improving radiation safety with our line of products. Equipped with patented technology, its core product RadTarge II | Electronic Personal Dosimeter can allow users to review their dose in real time. Its all-digital radiation detectors have alarm response in less than 2 seconds and they alert people when the radiation level become harmful.   Full Article

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]]> The attitude toward food safety is rather a personal preference among the Tokyo residents after the Fukushima nuclear plant incidence which led to a serious radiation scare. Checking for food labels may be enough for some consumers, but some take it to the next level by going to the radiation monitoring stations to ensure food safety. On the other hand, many of them already went back to the normal as they were before the disaster.
Although the government has been setting up radiation monitoring centers for people to check food safety, getting yes-or-no answers is not easy. People still need to decide on their own whether the food is safe to consume. Besides the food safety concern among Japanese, nation’ food export and tourism were negatively impacted. For example, Fuji Apple exports to Taiwan dropped to zero in two months while the tourism plummeted 70% after the disaster.
Nuclear and radiation accidents have a profound impact on people’s lives. Therefore, radiation safety is crucial. It is beneficial to reinforce the safety before the disaster in order to minimize the bad consequence. X-Z LAB is committed to improving radiation safety with our line of products. Equipped with patented technology, its core product RadTarge II | Electronic Personal Dosimeter can allow users to review their dose in real time. Its all-digital radiation detectors have alarm response in less than 2 seconds and they alert people when the radiation level become harmful.

 

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]]> Fukushima Radiation Continues Spread https://www.x-zlab.com/radiation-detector/fukushima-radiation-continues-spread/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:06:07 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?p=1990 Four years after the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi, tests of hundreds of water samples from the Pacific Ocean have revealed that the nuclear power plant continues to leak radioactive isotopes from the accident. However, the levels are still too low to harm human or ocean life, according to scientists. “Despite the fact that the levels of contamination off our shores remain well below government-established safety limits for human health or to marine life, the changing values underscore the need to more closely monitor contamination levels across the Pacific,” cautions Ken Buesseler, marine radiochemist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Woods Hole found trace amounts of cesium-134 and cesium-137 along the coasts of Oregon, Washington, California, and Canada. The spread of radiation to North American waters can be detected along a stretch of more than 1,600 km offshore; the latest readings measured the highest radiation levels outside Japanese waters. Radiation safety is crucial to human health. Because dose is cumulative, radiation can have a lasting impact beyond the initial event, which is why it must be tracked and monitored to minimize danger and prevent harm. X-Z LAB is committed to engineering a safer world by providing all-digital radiation detection products utilizing our patented multi-voltage threshold (MVT) algorithm.   Full Article

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]]> Four years after the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi, tests of hundreds of water samples from the Pacific Ocean have revealed that the nuclear power plant continues to leak radioactive isotopes from the accident. However, the levels are still too low to harm human or ocean life, according to scientists.

“Despite the fact that the levels of contamination off our shores remain well below government-established safety limits for human health or to marine life, the changing values underscore the need to more closely monitor contamination levels across the Pacific,” cautions Ken Buesseler, marine radiochemist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Woods Hole found trace amounts of cesium-134 and cesium-137 along the coasts of Oregon, Washington, California, and Canada. The spread of radiation to North American waters can be detected along a stretch of more than 1,600 km offshore; the latest readings measured the highest radiation levels outside Japanese waters.

Radiation safety is crucial to human health. Because dose is cumulative, radiation can have a lasting impact beyond the initial event, which is why it must be tracked and monitored to minimize danger and prevent harm. X-Z LAB is committed to engineering a safer world by providing all-digital radiation detection products utilizing our patented multi-voltage threshold (MVT) algorithm.

 

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]]> Cancer Patients Turned Away at Safdarjung India https://www.x-zlab.com/radiation-detector/1981/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:40:35 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?p=1981 Dozens seeking cancer treatment were turned away from Safdarjung Hospital in India as the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) shut down the hospital’s radiotherapy department. According to AERB regulations, hospitals cannot administer radiation therapy without a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Although Safdarjung Hospital already had an RSO, the AERB did not recognize her because she submitted her application for renewal in print while the AERB had transitioned to an online system. Until the RSO resubmits her application online, the hospital must direct all new cancer patients—upward of 120 each week—to one of three other government hospitals that offer cancer care. This is the second time the AERB has shut down Safdarjung Hospital’s radiotherapy department; both shutdowns are due to vacant posts for RSOs and medical physicists. The shutdown, albeit temporary, slows cancer patients’ access to care. However, radiation safety is always a concern and must be regulated in order to protect people’s health. RSOs use devices like RadTarge II to track their exposure and warn them when radiation levels are dangerous.   Full Article

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]]> Dozens seeking cancer treatment were turned away from Safdarjung Hospital in India as the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) shut down the hospital’s radiotherapy department.

According to AERB regulations, hospitals cannot administer radiation therapy without a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Although Safdarjung Hospital already had an RSO, the AERB did not recognize her because she submitted her application for renewal in print while the AERB had transitioned to an online system. Until the RSO resubmits her application online, the hospital must direct all new cancer patients—upward of 120 each week—to one of three other government hospitals that offer cancer care.

This is the second time the AERB has shut down Safdarjung Hospital’s radiotherapy department; both shutdowns are due to vacant posts for RSOs and medical physicists.

The shutdown, albeit temporary, slows cancer patients’ access to care. However, radiation safety is always a concern and must be regulated in order to protect people’s health. RSOs use devices like RadTarge II to track their exposure and warn them when radiation levels are dangerous.

 

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]]> What performance testing has been done on the device? https://www.x-zlab.com/faq/what-performance-testing-has-been-done-on-the-device/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:08:54 +0000 http://www.x-zlab.com/?post_type=qa_faqs&p=1757 RadTarge II D700 Manufacturer testing China Metrology Certification (CMC) Type test by National Institute of Metrology, China Performance test by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation 719 Research Institute Calibration test by Radiation Detection Company (RDC) RadPavise Manufacturer testing China Metrology Certification (CMC) Type test by Jiangsu Institute of Metrology Performance test by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation 719 Research Institute Awarded Gold Medal in the 41st Geneva International Exhibitions of Inventions in April 2013

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  • Manufacturer testing
  • China Metrology Certification (CMC)
  • Type test by National Institute of Metrology, China
  • Performance test by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation 719 Research Institute
  • Calibration test by Radiation Detection Company (RDC)

RadPavise

  • Manufacturer testing
  • China Metrology Certification (CMC)
  • Type test by Jiangsu Institute of Metrology
  • Performance test by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation 719 Research Institute
  • Awarded Gold Medal in the 41st Geneva International Exhibitions of Inventions in April 2013

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