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HomeEuropean study on medical, industrial and research applications of nuclear and radiation technology
Final report
European study on medical, industrial and research applications of nuclear and radiation technology
Final report
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Since their discovery over a century ago, ionizing radiation (IR) technologies have become key tools to explore matter and biological building blocks. One of the most important discoveries of the 20th century — the structure of DNA — was the result of analysing its X-ray diffraction pattern. Over the years, health has become one of the most important non-energy applications to use IR, including imaging and therapy. IR is also used in many industrial domains, ranging from sterilization and disinfection to security-control systems, and from non-destructive testing to environmental applications. Nanotechnologies, nanoelectronics, photonics, advanced materials, biotechnologies and advanced manufacturing also use IR tools. Not only do these technologies generate high revenues by themselves, they also generate highly skilled innovation-oriented jobs, confer added value to products and services in which they are embedded and prompt other technological developments. Europe hosts a substantial infrastructure of facilities dedicated to fundamental or applied IR research, a broad network of advanced universities and research centres, as well as world-class industrial corporations and innovative SMEs competing at the global level. Such assets should be sustained and developed, alongside its most promising applications, while ensuring the highest level of safety and radiation protection. This report provides up-to-date information on the non-power applications of nuclear and radiation technology in the EU with the view of identifying their key societal benefits and development perspectives. The report proposes a series of actions in this area aimed at contributing to the European citizens’ health and to the European economy, competitiveness, jobs and growth.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Energy (European Commission) , Technopolis Group
- Themes: Medical and biological research , Energy research , Nuclear energy and safety
- Subject: clean technology , energy technology , industrial research , medical research , nanotechnology , nuclear energy , nuclear fission , nuclear research , nuclear safety , radiation protection , radioactive waste , waste management
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-99659-7 | DOI 10.2833/511137 | Catalogue number MJ-03-19-070-EN-N |
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