diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm b/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm
index 9f7ea16f7b2..25ae77cf83d 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ Ask ninjanomnom if they're around
 
 #define RAD_GEIGER_MEASURE_SMOOTHING 5
 #define RAD_GEIGER_GRACE_PERIOD 2
+
+#define RAD_DOSAGE_MULTIPLIER 10					// This is used to increase radiation dosage taken during rad_act() calls
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/damage_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/damage_procs.dm
index 9bdd3d569ab..c746ed39672 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/damage_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/damage_procs.dm
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 			Paralyse(effect * blocked)
 		if(IRRADIATE)
 			if(!HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_RADIMMUNE))
-				radiation += max(effect * blocked, 0)
+				radiation += max((effect * RAD_DOSAGE_MULTIPLIER) * blocked, 0)
 		if(SLUR)
 			Slur(effect * blocked)
 		if(STUTTER)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 0e56570abee..5f795f0adf9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -989,6 +989,8 @@
 
 	amount -= RAD_BACKGROUND_RADIATION // This will always be at least 1 because of how skin protection is calculated
 
+	amount *= RAD_DOSAGE_MULTIPLIER
+
 	var/blocked = getarmor(null, "rad")
 
 	if(amount > RAD_BURN_THRESHOLD)
diff --git a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
index 7d45a80e6d7..2210c8710db 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 				//Hilariously enough, running into a closet should make you get hit the hardest.
 				var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = mob
 				H.hallucination += max(50, min(300, DETONATION_HALLUCINATION * sqrt(1 / (get_dist(mob, src) + 1))))
-			var/rads = DETONATION_RADS * sqrt(1 / (get_dist(L, src) + 1))
+			var/rads = (DETONATION_RADS * (sqrt(1 / (get_dist(L, src) + 1)) * sqrt(power / 5))) / (RAD_DOSAGE_MULTIPLIER * 0.25)
 			L.rad_act(rads)
 
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
 			l.hallucination += power * hallucination_power * D
 			l.hallucination = clamp(l.hallucination, 0, 200)
 	for(var/mob/living/l in range(src, round((power / 100) ** 0.25)))
-		var/rads = (power / 10) * sqrt( 1 / max(get_dist(l, src), 1) )
+		var/rads = ((power / 10) * sqrt( 1 / max(get_dist(l, src), 1) )) / RAD_DOSAGE_MULTIPLIER //RAD_DOSAGE_MULTIPLIER is used so that the SM doesn't absolutely murder you with rads
 		l.rad_act(rads)
 
 	//Transitions between one function and another, one we use for the fast inital startup, the other is used to prevent errors with fusion temperatures.
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm
index 4256b27e762..a831dc057bc 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/toxins.dm
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 	taste_description = "the colour blue and regret"
 
 /datum/reagent/radium/on_mob_life(mob/living/M)
-	if(M.radiation < 80)
+	if(M.radiation < 800)
 		M.apply_effect(4, IRRADIATE)
 	return ..()