Common uses. Dicyclomine is an anticholinergic agent used to treat symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor. Before using. Some medicines or medical conditions may interact with this medicine.
These compounds emit alpha and beta radiation. But most of this radiation gets absorbed by the rocks themselves and never makes it into the air. Gamma radiation is often produced at the same time as alpha and beta radiation. Gamma radiation can pass through the rocks and so this is the type that we detect most of.
The radiation one typically encounters is one of four types: alpha radiation, beta radiation, gamma radiation, and x radiation. Neutron radiation is also encountered in nuclear power plants and high-altitude flight and emitted from some industrial radioactive sources. Alpha Radiation. 2  Alpha radiation is a heavy, very short-range particle and is actually an ejected helium nucleus. 3  Some characteristics of alpha radiation are: 4  Examples of some alpha emitters: radium, radon, uranium, thorium.