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Earthâ€™s radiation belts

A short description of the Van Allen radiation belt that surrounds the Earth.

http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/may-2009/earths-radiation-belts

Radiation, 60 years later

An introduction to various aspects of radiation such nuclear waste and weapons - lots of topics covered in light detail.

http://whyfiles.org/020radiation/

Radiation and risk

Interesting info and stats about the risks of exposure to nuclear radiation. Includes a wide range of referenced sources.

http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/progress/radiation.html

A Brief Chronology of Radiation and Protection

Though many of the discoveries in radiation were made during the 19th Century there were scientist as early as 500BC contributing to the knowledge of the subject.

http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/chrono.htm

Cherenkov Radiation

Electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle gives off energy as it moves through a transparent medium faster than the speed of light in that medium.

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/CherenkovRadiation.html

Nuclear Radiation

A good overview on the basics of radioactivity : the different types of radiation, sources, uses, dangers of radioactivity etc

http://www.darvill.clara.net/nucrad/types.htm

Radioactive dose

How does ionising radiation affect people, what risks arise from radiation exposure, and how can such risks be minimised? These question and more are addressed on this excellent site all about ...