It is presumed that exposure to radiation, even at the levels of natural background, may involve some additional risk of cancer. However, this has yet to be established. To determine precisely the ...

Skin Radiation can burn skin or cause cancer. Bone marrow Radiation can cause leukaemia and other diseases of the blood. The risk associated with radioactive materials depends on the amount of ...

According to the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, dental X-rays are ...

The graphic below — created using data provided by NASA, the EPA, FDA, NRC, scientific journals, and other sources — compares various exposure levels ... danger Two main types of radiation ...

materials occur naturally and, as a result, everyone is exposed to a low-level of radiation every day. This exposure comes from a mixture of natural and man-made sources. The Sievert (Sv ...

Jim Marra, nuclear technical advisor for Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, speaks to the Rotary Club of Aiken at ...

Vetter said based on the radiation levels reported at the park ... subsurface measurements that will help inform public risk levels. At this time, based on the results from the gamma walkover ...

Radiation at such levels can kill a person if they are exposed for an hour, according to experts. The estimated figure was 30 petabecquerels for the No. 3 reactor.

A black fungus that's growing in Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 nuclear reactor is absorbing some of its radiation as part of its ...