National Institute of Radiological Sciences
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The National Institute of Radiological Sciences(放射線医学総合研究所) (NIRS) is a radiation research institute in Japan. The NIRS was established in 1957 as the Japan's only one institute of radiology. The NIRS maintains various ion accelerators in order to study the effects of radiation of the human body and medical uses of radiation.