Graphite calorimeters are the primary standards for absorbed dose at NPL. Radiotherapy is one of the two most effective treatments for cancer. The success of radiotherapy in curing cancer depends critically on accurate targeting and delivery of the correct radiation dose.
The Dead Sea, The Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea border Israel.
Tensions with Syria and Jordan over their plan to divert water away from Israel contributed in part to the 1967 war, which Israel won and thereafter annexed the Golan Heights, which abut the Sea of Galilee, and began its occupation of the West Bank.