3. Seek and You Shall Find: Radioactivity Everywhere

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. 1. Nuclear Jaguars 1
5. Part One. Radiation 101: The Basics
6. 2. Now You See It: Radiation Revealed 7
7. 3. Seek and You Shall Find: Radioactivity Everywhere 38
8. 4. Splitting Hairs: Atomic Particles and Nuclear Fission 51
9. Part Two. The Health Effects of Radiation
10. 5. Painted into a Corner: Radiation and Occupational Illness 81
11. 6. The Hippocratic Paradox: Radiation Cures Cancer 116
12. 7. Location, Location, Location: Radiation Sickness 141
13. 8. Snow Warning: Radioactive Fallout 164
14. 9. After the Dust Settles: Measuring the Cancer Risk of Radiation 187
15. 10. Breeding Season: Genetic Effects 206
16. 11. Crystal Clear: The Target for Radiation Damage 234
17. Part Three. Weighing The Risks and Benefits of Radiation
18. 12. Silent Spring: Radon in Homes 275
19. 13. A Tale of Two Cities: Diagnostic Radiography 293
20. 14. Sorry, Wrong Number: Cell Phones 310
21. 15. Hot Tuna: Radioactivity in Food 326
22. 16. Blue Moon: Nuclear Power Plant Accidents 346
23. 17. The Things They Carried: Geopolitical Radiation Threats 374
24. Epilogue: N- Rays 397
25. Acknowledgments 407
26. Notes and Citations 411
27. Bibliography 453
28. Index 465