Useful Radiation Sources

Radiation and radioactivity is all around us.  Some man-made sources and devices have contributed greatly to our standard of living.  A number of these are described in the following sections.  To read each section, simply press the red section number, below.  When you are through with a particular section, press the "9. Useful Radiation Sources" category on the left, or use your browser's "back" button to return to this list.

Section 1 - "Nuclear Reactors"

Section 2 - "Accelerators"

Section 3 - "Food Irradiation"

Section 4 - "Industrial Uses"

Section 5 - "Medical Uses"

Section 6 - "Consumer Products"

Section 7 - "Refractory Brick"

Section 8 - "X-Ray Machines"

Section 9 - "Welding Rods (Thoriated Tungsten Electrodes)"

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