I’m not an expert by any means, but hikermor and Russ are right. Alpha radiation (aka Alpha particles) can’t penetrate the skin, so as long as you don’t ingest an Alpha emitter it mostly can’t hurt you. Beta radiation can hurt or kill you, and Gamma radiation is more dangerous.
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