Radiation : what it is, what you need to know / Robert Peter Gale, M.D., Ph. D, and Eric Lax.

This is a book on radiation, wh it is, what should and shouldn't concern us about it, and what place radiation and radiation-related technologies have in our world. The universe and our galaxy and planet Earth were born in a nuclear explosion. We live on a radioactive planet, and without radiation there would be no life here. While radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now, the authors, one of whom is one of the world's leading experts on radiation, set the record straight, correcting myths and establishing facts with an exceptional depth of knowledge and the ability to impart that knowledge in an impartial, lucid and compelling manner. Demystifying society's trigger words for anxiety such as Uranium, Plutonium, Iodine-131, X-ray, CT scan, radiation of food, the authors explore the science, benefits, and risks of radiation exposure, drawing on the most up-to-date research and on extensive experience treating victims of radiation accidents around the globe. Here is a guide to the post-Chernobyl, post-Fukushima world.