Can a Gas Mask protect you from radiation?

This video explains how a gas mask can and cannot protect you from radiation. There are three different types of radiation. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. Each of these radiations enters or affects the body in a different way. Alpha radiation is inhaled in the form of contaminated dust or smoke. Beta radiation burns the skin and Gamma radiation shoots through the body like an x-ray. Alpha radiation can be stopped by paper, so a gas mask filter stops the wearer from inhaling it. Beta radiation can be stopped by th