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Bananas are slightly radioactive, thanks to the natural potassium inside them

Every banana a person eats delivers a small, measurable dose of radiation, not from contamination or industrial activity, but ...
Purdue University

Introduction to Radioactivity

(Example: Using data from the distance and shielding lab to understand the role that distance and shielding materials play in radiation exposure.) This lab was created with support from Dr. Nathaniel ...
STAT

Radiation, a mainstay of cancer treatment, begins a fade-out

Every year, doctors get better tools to fight cancer. Engineered cancer-killing cells, immunotherapies, targeted drugs, and more are helping clinicians cure more patients. Increasingly, though, ...
BGR

Which Of Your Home Electronics Gives Off The Most Radiation?

Every electronic device in your home emits some form of radiation. But it's important to understand exactly what that means. When you hear "radiation," you might picture X-rays, radioactive materials, ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

What We’ve Learned from Survivors of the Atomic Bombs

Q&A with Dr. Preetha Rajaraman, New Vice Chair for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan In August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the ...
The Conversation

Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment

When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever. The reality is more complex. Radioactive materials move, change and sometimes disappear faster ...