Research
Health Physics

Research interests in the Department of Nuclear Engineering include all areas of the nuclear industry. The health physics groups are concerned with the safe handling and use of radiation sources.

Topics of study include

• Environmental radiation measurements
• Environmental transport of radionuclides
• Internal dose assessment
• Medical isotope production and source design
• Radiation biology
• Radiation dosimetry
• Radiopasteurization
• Remote monitoring
• Space radiation hazards
• Terrorist threats

Research group working in this area:

• Health physics group