Radiation is found from quite a wide variety of sources. Including bananas. There is a pretty cool XKCD comic about this where sources of radiation are depicted in their BED, or Banana Equivalent Dose.
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Radiation is found from quite a wide variety of sources. Including bananas. There is a pretty cool XKCD comic about this where sources of radiation are depicted in their BED, or Banana Equivalent Dose.
Check it out!
This is fascinating! Note to self: don't not lay next to somebody after eating a banana.
I think the real take away from the infographic is, radiation is all around us, but the majority of sources are very minimal (even diagnostic tests are comparatively small doses). My take on it having worked with 32-P (which is a Beta particle emitter) for around 8 years, and all of the various training I have had on it is, radiation is dangerous and needs to be treated with care. However it is not THAT dangerous. It also depends on the type of emitted particle and energy the particle is emitted with. Not all sources of radiation are created equal.
I wouldn't worry about bananas or sleeping next to a partner! :)