An curved arrow pointing right. People are often concerned about how radiation exposure may be affecting their health. It's true that extreme exposure can do terrible things to your body ...

The radiation we receive from outer space is called cosmic radiation or cosmic rays. We also receive exposure from man-made radiation, such as X-rays, radiation used to diagnose diseases and for ...

The NRC has a limit of 0.5 EHS for fetal exposure. This is 1/10 of the normal yearly exposure limit for radiation workers. The only reason the NRC made this limit is to protect the embryo/fetus from ...

Yes, if medically justified and with certain precautions. The aim is to minimize the unborn child’s radiation exposure. An unborn child is considered to be more sensitive than adults or children to ...

Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that ...