What Is Radiation?

The physical universe is a product of matter, energy, space and time.  In the simplest terms, matter is generally composed of particles.  The density of the particles, the affinity of one particle for another, the closeness of particles, generally determines the hardness or weight of the matter per unit of space.

Space is a viewpoint of dimension meaning that there is dimension to be viewed, length, height, shape, etc.  and time is the consideration of persistence.  Energy is what holds mater together of drives it apart.

Above is the symbol for "ionizing" matter which means that the "matter" present is disintegrating (coming apart) on a molecular level.  "Radiation," describes the release or disbursal of the energy holding particles together.  As matter comes apart, the energy holding it together is released to drive the particles of which the matter is composed, away from each other.  These can then collide with the particles composing other matter and those collisions break the energy bonds holding those particles together thus releasing, breaking the bonds holding particles together or even forcing particles apart.  Such particles can strike other particles often strike further particles, forcing them apart in what is referred to as a "chain reaction."

When chain reactions occur, the phenomena is called, "ionizing," the disintegration of matter and the separation of partlcles and the dispersal of the energy which held the matter together.  Anything close is generally swept into the chain reaction, altered or even destroyed.

Life forms on Earth cannot see, hear, smell, taste or otherwise sense the presence of damaging and deadly ionizing phenomena.  As the releases of energy can be rapid and intense or relatively slower and less intense, various electronic meters have been developed to measure the disintegration of matter over time.  As well, a whole new terminology has been invented to describe the measuring of matter disintegration and the release of the bonding energy.

This becomes important with the interaction of energy and particle disbursal and life forms.  The life forms of Earth are generally soft and fragile in composition and of limited endurance.  Thus life forms are easily altered or even destroyed (killed) by ionizing radiation.  Thus, the above symbol was developed as a warning sign, to tell everyone that there is deadly radiation present.

Learn, heed and teach others the symbol.

This is the warning sign for "ionizing Radiation."

There is nothing so upsetting to those who are destroying life on Earth with radiation than any attempt to simplify and tell others what they are up to.


Dennis H. Clarke
President Emeritus, Citizens Commission On Human Rights International

"The very basis of human rights is freedom from false accusations and from punishment and brutality without offense."