Category: Radiation

Nuclear fuel is used to produce electricity for about five years. Then, it's removed and safely stored until a permanent disposal site becomes available. Nuclear plants also produce low-level radioactive…

Gun safes are built with racks and clips that help keep long rifles and pistols secured without scraping up against each other. High security jewelry safes are built with cabinets…

If you're consuming a balanced diet that includes other sources of iodine, such as seafood or dairy products, you're probably getting enough iodine in your diet through food sources alone.…

1. Which of the following is not a type of radiation detectors? Explanation: Flame emission detector is not a type of radiation detector. What are the 3 major types of…

The recommended dose for treating vitamin B12 deficiency is 1000 mcg daily. The recommended dose for preventing vitamin B12 deficiency is 1500 mg or 2500 mcg (sublingual tablets) daily. The…

Why is gamma a ray and not a particle? Gamma rays (γ) are weightless packets of energy called photons. Unlike alpha and beta particles, which have both energy and mass,…

Use The Lens Reflection Test A good test at home is to pop your computer glasses on and see what colour the light is that is reflecting off the lenses.…

Radioisotope tracer technology is widely used to detect leakage of process pipe and heat exchanger system pipe that carries liquid and gas in the oil and gas industry. The same…

Satellite imaging has shown that the top 10 centimetres of regolith (moon soil) at the south pole of the moon appear to hold about 100 times more gold than the…

An X-ray won't show subtle bone injuries, soft tissue injuries or inflammation. However, even if your doctor suspects a soft tissue injury like a tendon tear, an X-ray might be…