Table of Contents

This is a self paced lesson on the basics of radiation and radioactivity. It was developed by the University of Michigan's Student Chapter of the Health Physics Society.

• Page 1: Radiation and Radioactivity
• Page 2: The Atom
• Page 3: Alpha Radiation
• Page 4: Beta Radiation
• Page 5: Gamma Radiation
• Page 6: X-ray Radiation
• Page 7: Properties of Radiation
• Page 8: Half-Life
• Page 9: Measures of Radiation and Radioactivity
• Page 10: Measurement of Radiation, Gas Filled Detector
• Page 11: Measurement of Radiation, Sodium Iodide Detector

Sources of more information:

• Radiation Information Network
• Glossary of Terms
• Radiation and Risk
• Radiation and Us
• Natural Radioactivity

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