Websites to support the study of Radiation and Nuclear Energy

Electromagnetic Spectrum

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html

Provides details and diagrams about the electromagnetic spectrum and the various wave lengths produced.  Makes extensive use of hyperlinks to define and provide additional information.

How Ultrasound works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/ultrasound.htm

Provides information on how what ultrasound is and how an ultrasound machine works.  Includes information on the different types of ultrasound.

How nuclear medicine works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-medicine.htm

Provides information on what nuclear medicine is, how it works, and examines its future.  Includes information on PET scans and bone scans.

Making waves - An online guide to sound & electromagnetic radiation

http://www.smgaels.org/physics/home.htm

Provides a student-produced site for the study of electromagnetic radiation as found in radios, microwaves, infrared, light & lasers, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays.

How night vision works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/nightvision.htm

Provides extensive information on how night vision works through the use of infrared light.

How radio works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/radio.htm

Provides information on the basics of radios and radio transmissions.  Links to other technologies that rely on radio waves.

AM, FM Waves and Sound

http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv017.htm

Provides information about AM, FM and TV waves.  Includes diagrams and links to related information modules.

Microwave Ovens - How things work

http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW/microwave_ovens.html

Provides the answers to frequently asked questions about how microwave ovens work.

Microwave Ovens

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/microwaves/

Provides information on how microwave ovens work and what they do to water.

X-Ray Astronomy Field Guide

http://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/xrays.html

Provides a history of x-rays, as well as their use in astronomy.  Includes diagrams and links to related sites.

How nuclear radiation works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear.htm        

Provides an introduction to how nuclear radiation works.  Includes a definition of nuclear decay.

Nuclear Reactors

http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/nuclear_reactors.html

Provides answers to frequently asked questions about nuclear reactors.

Hydrogen Bomb

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0824719.html        

Provides an encyclopedia entry for the hydrogen bomb.  Hyperlinked to related articles.

The Hydrogen Bomb: The Basics

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Fusion/Fusion2.shtml

Provides a basic overview of the hydrogen bomb.  Links to the Atomic Archive main site with its documents, biographies, videos, timeline, links, etc.

Radiation sickness

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/medical_notes/newsid_461000/461921.stm        

Provides an excellent overview of radiation sickness and its symptoms and links it to a discussion of Chernobyl.

Radiation and long-term space flight

http://www.nsbri.org/Radiation/HumanAffects.html

Provides a very advanced explanation of the effects of radiation exposure as incurred in long-term space flight on human beings.

An Introduction to Skin Cancer

http://www.maui.net/~southsky/introto.html        

Provides basic information about skin cancer, what is is, what causes it, risk factors, and diagnosis & treatment information.

Virtual Library of Diseases

http://www.nfid.org/library

Maintained by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, this site provides links to all kinds of information on infectious diseases, including AIDs, hepatitis, Ebola, Lyme, and food borne diseases.  Includes some useful information on the irradiation of food.

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Updated March 2007.