Category: Radiation

Yes, you can use anti-radiation glasses everyday and experience no adverse effects. Is it OK to wear blue light glasses all day? Yes, it is okay to wear blue light…

Shielding is mainly achieved by wearing protective lead aprons of 0.25 or 0.5 mm thickness, which have been cited to attenuate over 90% and 99% of the radiation dose, respectively…

Chernobyl is now safe to visit, with very low radiation levels similar to those on a trans-Atlantic flight, but it is subject to very strict regulations. It is only possible…

The average ingested radiation dose per kilogram of salmon from Po is estimated to be 0.88 μSv, and the average dose from Cs is estimated to be 0.0026 μSv. How…

Seven hours after a nuclear explosion, residual radioactivity will have decreased to about 10 percent of its amount at 1 hour, and after another 48 hours it will have decreased…

There are still 11 operating RBMK reactors of the type involved in the Chernobyl accident. All of them are in Russia. Since Chernobyl, there have been significant design modifications that…

Here's an interesting little project that anybody with some foil, gaffing tape, and a scintillator can do. It'll let you see for yourself the natural radiation associated with elements like…

This four-year program includes one year of pre-professional study and three years within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. How do I become a radiation therapist in Canada? Completion of…

Summary: Nuclear energy produces radioactive waste while coal energy does not. Nuclear energy requires more safety precautions than coal energy. Nuclear energy requires much less materials than coal energy. Is…

Bananas have naturally high-levels of potassium and a small fraction of all potassium is radioactive. Each banana can emit . 01 millirem (0.1 microsieverts) of radiation. This is a very…