https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/ Radiation Shielding & Containment Products Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:54:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-274 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:27:11 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-274 […] Between the years 1945 and 1962, the US Government conducted frequent nuclear weapons testing, affecting the lives of those on, near and downwind from test sites – the large majority of which were located in the barren deserts of Nevada. Those employed in the uranium mining industry were also at risk, especially those who worked between 1943 and 1971, since they were not provided adequate disclosure about – or protection from – harmful levels of radiation. […]

]]> https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-273 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:25:38 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-273 […] no doubt that radiation exposure causes cancer, particularly thyroid cancer and various leukemias, the type of radiation one is exposed to, the length of exposure time, etc., all play a role in whether or not a […]

]]> https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-181 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:08:44 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-181 […] radiation is considered an ionizing form of radiation, meaning it can potentially alter our DNA. However, the majority of the cosmic radiation we […]

]]> https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-149 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:46:34 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-149 […] other forms of radiation, ionizing radiation is harmful to the human body because it alters our DNA. Longterm and/or […]

]]> https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-123 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:42:24 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-123 […] worst cases are those that include exposure to ionizing radiation – where the radiation is strong enough to bump an electron off its orbit, leading to instability […]

]]> https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-100 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:42:00 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-100 […] What is Radiation? to learn more about the various types of radiation, and which types are worth worrying […]

]]> https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-99 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:35:59 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-99 […] phones rely on a particular type of radiation, called radio-frequency (RF) radiation, to do their job. This energy is actually emitted by the […]

]]> https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/what-is-radiation/#comment-75 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:24:57 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1973#comment-75 […] side effects resulting from ionizing radiation exposure. That last point is important because there are two types of radiation: non-ionizing and […]

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