Radiation Studies - CDC: Radiation in Your Life

Radiation Studies - CDC: Radiation in Your Life

Radiation in Your Life

Radiation in Medicine

• Medical Imaging Procedures
• Nuclear Medicine Procedures
• X-Rays
• Fluoroscopy
• CT-Scans

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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

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Radiation in Nature

• Radon in the Home
• Radiation from Space (Cosmic Radiation)
• Radiation from the Earth (Terrestrial Radiation)

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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