Knowing that you're living with radiation sources might make you feel like there are scary dangers lurking around your home. But radioactive materials are actually found everywhere — in the earth, our ...

Humans have always been exposed to radiation. The major components of naturally occurring radiation are illustrated below. It is important to compare man-made radiation exposure levels to these ...

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Congress asked the National Academies to review the civilian uses of radiation sources that contain radionuclides and the potential replacements for sources that pose a high risk to public health or ...