Radiation in Your Life

Radiation in Healthcare

Radiation is used in healthcare settings in procedures to help healthcare providers find causes of symptoms (diagnostics) and to manage or treat some health conditions.

Radiation in Everyday Objects

• Air Travel
• Airport Security Screening
• Building Materials
• Cigarette Smoking and Radiation
• Frequently Asked Questions about Cell Phones and Your Health
• Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation
• Wearable Computers and Wearable Technology

Radiation in Nature

• Radon and Your Health
• Radiation from Space (Cosmic Radiation)
• Radiation from the Earth (Terrestrial Radiation)

Radiation from Nuclear Weapons Testing

• Dose Reconstruction Activities and the Cold War
  • Feasibility Study of Weapons Testing Fallout
  • Fernald Feed Processing Center
  • Hanford Nuclear Weapons Facility
  • Idaho National Laboratory
  • Los Alamos National Lab
  • Savannah River Site
  • Citizens’ Advisory Committees
• International Projects