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Radiation Instrument Calibration

instrument-calibrationCompanies and institutions that use radiation survey instruments or electronic dosimeters are required by law to have annual instrument calibration checks to ensure that they operate accurately.

The Institute can calibrate most types of gamma survey instruments, electronic and ion chamber type dosimeters. Our Instrument Calibration Service is approved and audited by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) under its Regulatory Standard R-117, Requirements for Gamma Radiation Survey Meter Calibration. Competitevly priced and backed by world-class science, the Institute’s calibration service is second to none.

Check the list below to see if our laboratories have calibrated your instrument in the past. Even if it is not on the list, we may be able to calibrate your instrument. Contact us for details.

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Airport screening and backscatter x-ray scanners – should you be concerned?

There has been a lot of news in recent days about the new security measures in airports following the incident onboard Northwest Airlines flight 253. This has led to concerns in the public about potential health effects, but is there any reason to be concerned about radiation exposure?

Protecting your family from radon gas

As Canadians, we all want the cleanest, safest, most secure home environment to live in and raise our families. One way to do this is to monitor our homes for the quality of the air we breathe. Radon gas is not something we hear about every day in Canada however, radon exposure is a leading cause of lung cancer – second only to smoking.

Ontario Lung Association warns of radon risks

As winter weather approaches and we move activities indoors, it’s a good time to think about the quality of the air in our homes. Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that is produced from the natural breakdown of uranium in rocks and soil.

Radiation Safety Institute Promotes Radon Awareness at Fall Home Show

For most of the homeowners and would-be do-it-yourself-ers attending the 2009 Fall Home Show in Toronto, the issue of radon in the home came as something of a revelation.

WHO slashes radon limit in homes, cites lung cancer risks

The World Health Organization (WHO) has drastically cut the maximum amount of radon, a naturally occurring gas, that should be permitted in homes because of strong evidence it causes lung cancer.