PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Elizabeth E. Kritzberger
AU  - Liliana Navarrete
TI  - Survey of Radioactive Items in the Home
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.117.196451
DP  - 2017 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 253--258
VI  - 45
IP  - 4
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/45/4/253.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/45/4/253.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2017 Dec 01; 45
AB  - Whether it be from the sun or naturally encountered substances, we are exposed to radiation every day. Some items found in the home either are naturally radioactive or have a component containing radioactive material. This study was conducted to assess exposure from 4 such items previously shown to be radioactive: Fiestaware, granite, smoke detectors, and Brazil nuts. Using 3 types of radiation detectors to obtain quantitative and qualitative information on the radioactive properties of these items, we found little to no harmful radiation exposure from any of them.