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What we can do for radiation exposure?

help me to stop it. It is pulsed radiation that comes into my home and onto my property .


Skin cancer can be caused by too much exposure to what?

Ultraviolet radiation that comes from the sun.


What is the source that the average person receives the largest dose of radiation?

The largest dose of radiation that the average person receives is from natural background radiation, which comes from cosmic rays, radon gas, and radioactive materials in the Earth's crust. This exposure is generally higher than radiation received from medical procedures or nuclear power plants.


Each year an average person in the US is exposed to a radiation level of .?

Each year, an average person in the U.S. is exposed to a radiation level of about 6.2 millisieverts (mSv). This exposure comes from various sources, including natural background radiation, medical procedures, and man-made sources. The majority of this radiation is from radon gas, cosmic rays, and terrestrial sources. Medical imaging, such as X-rays and CT scans, also contributes to the overall exposure.


Is radiation natural or unnatural?

Radiation can be both natural and unnatural. Natural radiation comes from sources like the sun and radioactive elements in the earth, while unnatural radiation is generated by human activities like nuclear power plants, medical procedures, and industrial processes.


Is food and drink a natural source of radiation?

Most background radiation comes from natural sources, while most artificial radiation, plants absorb radioactive materials from the soil and these pass up the food chain.


Just under half of mans exposure to external radiation comes from?

The answer is probably the electromagnetic waves from power lines and personal electronic equipment like cell phones, computers, and televisions, followed by radio and microwave. The number one is most likely the sun.


What is the average exposure of people living in the US to environmental background radiation?

The average worldwide exposure of people to environmental background radiation is about 2.4 mSv (milliSievert) per year. The referenced source does not break that down by country.Ref: "Report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation to the General Assembly", http://www.unscear.org/docs/reports/gareport.pdf


Does most of the radiation exposure for an average citizen in the US come from nuclear power plant operation and early atmospheric nuclear weapons tests?

No, radiation from these sources is negligible. Most comes from natural background, which depends a lot on the geology of the area. Radon is usually the biggest factor (see the link below)


What type of radiation exposure is there in a thyroid scan?

The patient should understand that there is no danger of radiation exposure to themselves or others. Only very small amounts of radioisotope are used. The total amount of radiation absorbed is often less than the dose received from ordinary x rays.


How much radiation do you get from naturally radioactive foods?

All foods have at least a trace of radioactive material in them. It is something that cannot be avoided, and the radiation comes from the materials in nartual background radiation. There is a bit more to this, so let's look.There is natural radiation all around us. There always has been. And in the last century, which has seen man fooling around with all manner of radioactive material (and making a lot more of it!), the background radiation level has gone up. We know about nuclear tests and nuclear accidents, don't we? But, generally speaking, natural background radiation does not pose much of a threat to people. Not the stuff we breathe, not the stuff we eat, and not the stuff we walk around near and get exposed to.There should be concerns among some groups of people who live in areas where radon can occur in modest amounts. These folks should have their homes checked for radon accumulation. But beyond that, there is little to fear from the threat of radiation exposure owing to natural sources. It is much more likely for many folks to die in traffic (or other) accidents than to die from radiation sickness, or from cancer brought on by radiation exposure.


How did the radio impacted lives in a negative way?

Radio wave Radiation comes from radios and their communication towers so continued exposure can cause cancer = bad impact