Founded in 1954 by the son of a traveling X-ray machine installer, the Glenwood, Ill. company makes tools called dosimeters, which measure and monitor radiation exposure.

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For this reason, we recommend establishing a material crisis management room, analogous to a war room, to monitor and manage exposure to supply and revenue-stream disruptions.

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By talking to prime brokers (the arms of banks that serve hedge funds), the authorities have also been able to monitor the aggregate level of hedge-fund exposure, and thus systemic risk.

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In addition, the newly adopted Touch AE (Auto Exposure) function allows the user to set focus and exposure with a single touch on the subject displayed on the monitor.

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The father of three admits it was "scary" to read a pamphlet telling him the radiation exposure from each scan, but he was comfortable with the idea that the scans were necessary to monitor cysts associated with his pancreatitis.

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