Radiation and Human Health

Radiation exposure is measured by the amount of energy deposited in people’s bodies. This fact sheet will help you understand how radiation exposure is measured and what the risks are to human health from exposure to various radionuclides, specifically addressing those released at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan.

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Subject: Factsheets and Radiation Protection and Health. Posted on March, 2011. Last modified May, 2012.