Benefits and Unintended Impacts Worksheet
Name: 	 Date: 	
Identify a device, a process or a treatment that uses radiation:
What types of radiation (alpha particles, beta particles, x-rays or gamma rays) are used or given off by
the device, process or treatment?
List the benefits and impacts of the source in the appropriate columns. Consider the social, economic
and environmental impacts. List any supporting data.
Benefits
Impacts
oEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
RadTown Radiation Protection Activity Set
EPA 402-B-19-002
https://www.EPA.gov/RadTown/Activity-7-Benefits-Radiation

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Create or provide a visual diagram that shows the technology or the way the device, process, or
treatment is used.
Do the benefits outweigh the impacts? Explain your answer.
CDA Environmental Protection RadTown Radiation Protection Activity Set	EPA 402-B-19-002
Agency	https://www.EPA.gov/RadTown/Activity-7-Benefits-Radiation

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