Why Do You Need a Dosimeter?

What is radiation or radioactivity?
This is ionizing radiation that can affect the human body. Radiation can be natural or man-made.

How does radiation enter the human body?
– through the skin,
– through an open wound,
– through the respiratory tract,
– it can be swallowed with food.

Main types of radiation
Alpha radiation emits alpha particles.
They are very weakly penetrating, so even an ordinary sheet of paper can stop them. This type of radiation becomes dangerous only when it enters the body through an open wound, with food, or through the respiratory tract.

Beta radiation emits beta particles.
They are more penetrating than alpha particles and can penetrate the human skin to a depth of up to 2 cm.

Unlike alpha and beta, X-rays and gamma rays are not particles, but rays. X-rays and gamma rays are very similar in nature, differing only in the energy of the rays and the ways they are produced. The higher the energy of the ray, the more easily it penetrates the human body. The most powerful gamma rays can only be stopped by a thick metal or concrete slab.

Neutron radiation is the most dangerous because it easily overcomes any barriers and penetrates deeply into all kinds of materials, causing induced radioactivity in the environment. However, on a daily basis, you are most often exposed to the danger of gamma radiation.

Where can you encounter elevated radiation levels in everyday life?
Answer – EVERYWHERE: at home, on the street, at work, while traveling, on vacation, even in your wallet…
Surprised? Then let’s go step by step.

Your favorite vegetables and fruits grown on radioactively contaminated soil will only harm your health. You might eat forest berries and mushrooms, which by their nature absorb radiation like a sponge. Porcini mushrooms, red-capped scaber stalks, birch boletes, slippery jacks, and other tasty mushrooms with a spongy structure under the cap absorb toxins, heavy metals, and radioisotopes more effectively than others.

Apartments built with radioactive materials can negatively affect residents for many years. This applies to both the secondary housing market and new buildings. When moving into a new home, you should ensure it is radiation-safe. Are you sure your apartment is “clean”?

Your home will never be your fortress if the furniture is made from radioactive wood. A granite kitchen table, windowsill, or fireplace can also be radiologically hazardous.

Since money circulates continuously, you may come into contact with notes that are accidentally contaminated with radiation or intentionally marked with radioisotopes. Even a small amount of contaminated banknotes can harm many people in a short period of time. Both national and foreign currencies can be “dirty.”

The greatest happiness for parents is a healthy child. You are obliged to protect your child from potential radiation risks. Your child may play in a sandbox filled with contaminated sand, which can enter the body through dirty hands. They may play with a toy harmful to their health. Swings on your playground could be made from contaminated metal. Even pebbles found on the street that your child plays with may be naturally radioactive.

All raw materials for jewelry must be checked for radioactive contamination, since their origin is not always known. Moreover, some minerals are naturally radioactive. When contaminated raw materials become a finished piece of jewelry, it poses a serious health risk to the person wearing it, as the dose of accumulated radiation increases with wear time.

During travel and active recreation, it is much easier to encounter places with radioactive scrap metal and other hazardous objects than you might think. It is difficult to predict everything. Radiation has many ways to harm you and your loved ones.

How can you detect radiation?
You can’t do it yourself. Humans cannot detect radiation with their senses. That’s the danger and insidiousness of radiation — it has no color or smell.

Why do you need a dosimeter?
Only a device called a dosimeter can detect radiation. It can measure radiation levels. All you need to do is turn on the dosimeter by pressing a button. It will then assess the level of radiation safety for you. As soon as radiation begins to rise and exceeds the preset threshold levels, the dosimeter will alert you with a sound or vibration alarm.

Why is radiation dangerous?
Low levels of radiation cause minor damage, while high levels can lead to serious changes in the body with severe consequences. But we don’t want to scare you — this will never happen to you, because you are now informed and on the right path. All that remains is to buy a dosimeter and use it in everyday life.

Best regards – the ECOTEST team, which has been helping people stay safe from radiation for over three decades

P.S. And we also recommend not falling for cheap Chinese fakes labeled as DOSIMETER.
They usually have nothing to do with dosimetry, which is why they are so much cheaper.