Radiation Hazards

Radioactive decay

1. Alpha radiation (α)
2. Beta radiation (β)
3. Gamma radiation (γ)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

1. ionizing vs. non-ionizing radiation
• Ionization Radiation Theory
• Quantities and Units of Ionizing Radiation
• Non-ionizing radiation section...
• Microwave News
• The Health costs of low-level ionizing radiation
• Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and electric and magnetic fields
• The Special Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Living Tissue
• Biophysical and biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
• What is ionizing radiation?
• Ionizing radiation - Very colorful with graphics.
2. ion pairs

Measurement of ionizing radiation

• Ionizing Radiation Standards
1. Geiger counter
2. Rads, Rems, Grays, and Sieverts

Biological effects

• The Biological Effects of Radiation
• Biological Effects of Radiation Website
• Biological Effects of Radiation
• Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
• The biological effects of radiation - Lecture notes.
• Radiation Effects & Analysis
• Radiation: Risks and Realities
• Radiation Pathology study
1. Acute effects
2. Chronic effects

Background radiation exposure

• Map
• Background Radiation
• Natural Background Radiation
• Man-made background radiation
• Cosmic background radiation
• Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
• Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program
• Overview of the Sources of Radiation
1. Internal, cosmic
2. Geographical

Medical and diagnostic sources

Nuclear power and Dept. of Defense (DOD) and Dept. of Energy (DOE) uses

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• The Virtual Nuclear Power Plant

Consumer products

• Everyday Radiation
1. Radium clocks and watches
• Radiation Hazards at Former Clock factories in Connecticut
2. Smoke detectors
• How Smoke Detectors Work
• Personal Nuclear Waste - a breif, rather light discussion of the radioactivity of smoke detetctors.
3. Cigarette smoking