I have an "interesting" mother. she once saw an article on cellphone radiation, and despite having taken multiple science courses in college, she does not actually understand what radiation is. she ...

Gamma-rays are the highest energy (the shortest wavelength) type of electromagnetic radiation. They are classified as a type of an ionising radiation; with respect to alpha and beta particles they ...

Broser and Kallmann 1 have shown that mono-energetic alpha-particles give pulses of the same height in a scintillation counter, and that the pulse-height is proportional to the energy of the ...

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) defines it as the process of radiation attenuation achieved by placing an absorbent substance between an individual, a workspace, or a radiation ...

If you’re a radiation enthusiast, chances are you’ve got a Geiger counter lying around somewhere. While Geiger counters are useful to detect the amount of radiation present, and with a few tricks can ...