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RadTown Fact Sheets about Radiation Topics A to Z

Having trouble finding a specific topic? All of the RadTown fact sheets are listed in alphabetical order below.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G-H | I-L | M | N | O | P-Q | R | S | T | U-V | W | X-Z

A

  • Airport (See Radiation and  Airport Security Scanning)
  • Antiques (See Radioactivity in Antiques)


B

  • Background Radiation
  • Building Materials (See Natural Radioactivity in Building Materials)


C

  • Careers in Radiation Protection
  • Coal-fired Power Plants (See Radioactive Wastes From Coal-fired Power Plants)
  • Contaminated Sites (See Radioactively Contaminated Sites)
  • Cosmic Radiation


D

  • Depleted Uranium


E

  • Emergencies (See Radiation Emergencies and Preparedness)
  • Exit Signs (See Tritium in Exit Signs)


F

  • Fertilizer Production (See Radioactive Material From Fertilizer Production)
  • Food (See Food Irradiation  and Natural Radioactivity in Food)


G-H

  • Gauges (See Nuclear Gauges)


I-L

  • Industrial Radiography


M

  • Mail Irradiation
  • Medical X-rays (See Radiation and Medical X-Rays)
  • ​Microwave Ovens (See Non-Ionizing Radiation Used in Microwave Ovens)


N

  • Nuclear Medicine (See Radiation Used in Nuclear Medicine)
  • Nuclear Power Plants 
  • Nuclear Weapons Production Waste


O

  • Oil and Gas Drilling (See Radioactive Waste Material From Oil and Gas Drilling)


P-Q

  • Particle Accelerators and Radiation Research
  • Private Wells (See Natural Radionuclides in Private Wells)
  • Power Lines (See Electric and Magnetic Fields from Power Lines)
  • Public Drinking Water (See Natural Radionuclides in Public Drinking Water)


R

  • Radiation Therapy
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Radon in Homes, Schools and Buildings
  • Research (See Radioactive Materials Used in Research)


S

  • Scrap Metal (See Radioactive Material in Scrap Metal)
  • Science Classrooms (See Radioactive Material in Science Classrooms)
  • Shipping Port Security (See Radiation and Shipping Port Security)
  • Smoke Detectors ( See Americium in Ionization Smoke Detectors)
  • Solar Activity (See Radiation From Solar Activity)
  • Submarines (See Nuclear Submarines and Aircraft Carriers)
  • Sun Exposure (See Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation and Sun Exposure)


T

  • Tanning Equipment (See Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation Tanning Equipment)
  • Tobacco (See Radioactivity in Tobacco)
  • Transportation of Radioactive Materials


U-V

  • Uranium Mines and Mills (See Radioactive Waste From Uranium Mining and Milling)


W

  • Weapons Testing (See Radioactive Fallout From Nuclear Weapons Testing)
  • Wireless Technology (See Non-Ionizing Radiation From Wireless Technology)


X-Z

  • X-rays (See Radiation and Medical X-rays)
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  • Classroom Materials for Teachers
  • A to Z Subject Index
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Last updated on June 14, 2022
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