Category: Radiation

As a general rule of thumb, nuclei are about 100,000 times smaller than the atoms that they are housed in, making them practically empty space. When you start to consider…

About Radon in Homes, Schools and Buildings Radon comes from the natural decay of uranium and radium found in nearly all rocks and soils. Radon moves up from the ground…

Turning your router off for large periods of the day could help your home internet be more secure. … While your router is unplugged, your home will be immune to…

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia inherited its close relationship with India which resulted in both nations sharing a special relationship. Russia and India both term this relationship…

Standard Precautions are the minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all patient care, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status of the patient, in any setting where health care…

Water's a great shield against alpha and beta radiation and is pretty effective against neutron and x-ray/gamma radiation. While water is less effective against gamma radiation than is lead (a…

Cathode rays are the beam of electrons travelling from the negatively-charged cathode to the positively charged anode at the other end of the vacuum tube. These cathode rays travel in…

Exposure to very high levels of radiation, such as being close to an atomic blast, can cause acute health effects such as skin burns and acute radiation syndrome (“radiation sickness").…

► Exposure to Lithium can cause loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. ► Lithium can cause headache, muscle weakness, twitching, blurred vision, loss of coordination, tremors, confusion,…

Ionizing radiation comes in three flavors: alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays. Alpha particles are the least dangerous in terms of external exposure.Ionizing radiation comes in three flavors: alpha…