Radiophobia - Topic Citations

Every citation has two independent 0-100 scores. The source Reliability score rates the general reliability of the outlet itself, regardless of the specific claim, based on an eight-tier scale running from primary government and international scientific bodies (CDC, WHO, NASA, IPCC) at the top, through peer-reviewed journals, wire services, mainstream science journalism, and advocacy organizations, down to tertiary references like Wikipedia and unverifiable or absent sources at the bottom.

The Accuracy score, by contrast, rates how well a specific citation supports topic statements — a citation from an excellent source can score low if misapplied or can score high if it precisely backs up topic statements.

Non-Ionizing Classification of 5G/Radiofrequency Waves

• CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  About Non-Ionizing Radiation
  Reliability score: 96 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  
• CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  About Non-Ionizing Radiation
  Reliability score: 96 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  

Conflation of the Radiation Label Across Different Types

• IEEE Pulse (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society)
  Health and Safety of 5G: Addressing Misinformation
  Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  
• IEEE Pulse (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society)
  Health and Safety of 5G: Addressing Misinform
  Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  

Radiation Risk Depends on Dose, Duration, and Exposure Pathway

• WHO (World Health Organization)
  Ionizing radiation and health effects (fact sheet)
  Reliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  
• WHO (World Health Organization)
  Ionizing radiation and health effects (fact s
  Reliability score: 93 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  

Definition of Radiophobia

• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  Radiation risks are real. But no cause for radiophobia.
  Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  Radiation risks are real. But no cause for ra
  Reliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  

Radiophobia and Nuclear Energy Investment

• Alliance for Science (Cornell University)
  Why our fear of radiation far exceeds the threat and how this holds back clean energy
  Reliability score: 82 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  
• Alliance for Science (Cornell University)
  Why our fear of radiation far exceeds the thr
  Reliability score: 82 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  

Radiophobia and Avoidance of Medical Imaging

• Dose-Response journal, via PMC/NIH
  X-Ray Hesitancy: Patients' Radiophobic Concerns Over Medical X-rays (Oakley & Harrison, 2020)
  Reliability score: 82 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  
• Dose-Response journal, via PMC/NIH
  X-Ray Hesitancy: Patients' Radiophobic Concer
  Reliability score: 82 | Accuracy score: 82
  
  

Radiological Beliefs Predict Nuclear Power Support (Peer-Reviewed)

• Energy Research & Social Science (Elsevier/ScienceDirect)
  Young Chinese people's radiological beliefs significantly associated with their opinions on nuclear power
  Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 75
  
  
• Energy Research & Social Science (Elsevier/ScienceDirect)
  Young Chinese people's radiological beliefs s
  Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 75