Image: Checking Radiation Exposure Levels (FDA 190) (8227384650)

Description: Following WWII, scientists needed a license from what later became the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to work with radioisotopes. This FDA scientist is wearing a dosimeter to check his radiation exposure levels and working in a lead barrier. Following the detonation of the first atomic bomb, pre-war steel became a valuable commodity for scientists since it was the only steel not contaminated by radiation. For more information about FDA history visit www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/default.htm
Title: Checking Radiation Exposure Levels (FDA 190) (8227384650)
Credit: Checking Radiation Exposure Levels (FDA 190)
Author: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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License: Public domain
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