I wore rad suit every time I interacted with anything radioactive, and I just started coughing.
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No, I'm not talking about the cave. But now I see that there are three radioactive places: directly near the radioactive capsule, in the second river, and near the gravel heap next to the TR_1.
And no, you're safe inside the cave until you find [spoilers].
You can use the dosimeter to find radiation.