Curated OER
Dangers of Radiation Exposure
Students calculate their yearly exposure rate to harmful high-energy radiation and cumulative effects over time. They use the information to evaluate the various sources of radiation that are of greatest concern for them.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Radiation
How much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Nuclear Reaction." [1:46]
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Nuclear Monitoring Technician
With the increasing use of nuclear technology in medicine, energy, and even agriculture, there is a need for monitoring radiation exposure. That is the job of the nuclear monitoring technician. Science Buddies offers a career profile...
PBS
Frontline: Three Mile Island: The Judge's Ruling
The background behind the nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island, and information about the lawsuit filed many years later by those affected by the nuclear accident.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Radiation and Human Health
Interactive explores the exposure of radiation to the human body and its effects both indirect and direct. Find out the sources of radiation that people are exposed to daily.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Geiger Counter
Contains some pictures and a brief description of how a Geiger Counter functions.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Acute Radiation Syndrome
Information about acute radiation sickness, also known as acute radiation syndrome.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: About Radiation Emergencies
Frequently asked questions about radiation that answer how to protect yourself in a radiation emergency, what happens during an exposure, and how exposures usually occur.
Idaho State University
Idaho State University: Radiation and Risk
An overview of the health risks associated with radiation exposure.
Idaho State University
Idaho State University: Radiation Related Frequently Asked Questions
A list of frequently asked questions about radiation, with answers. About half of the questions are health-related and pertain to how radiation affects the body.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Radioactive Decay Types Article
This article from Khan Academy provides information about radioactive decay. This information is intended for the Class 12 Physics Course (India).