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Properties of Radon – Characteristics of Radon

WEBRadon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of radium.Radon is a chemical element with atomic number 86, which …

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Ionizing Radiation Definition, Forms & Examples nuclear …

WEBIonizing radiation is any radiation ( particles or electromagnetic waves) that carries enough energy to knock electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionizing them. For ionizing …

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Intensity of Radiation

WEBPrinciples of Radiation Protection – Time, Distance, Shielding. The intensity of radiation is a key factor in determining the health effects of exposure to radiation.It is similar to being …

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Background Radiation

WEBNatural background radiation is ionizing radiation that originates from various natural sources. From the beginning of time, all living creatures have been, and are still being, …

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Direct Effects and Indirect Effects of Radiation nuclear-power.com

WEBDirect effects are caused by radiation when radiation interacts directly with the atoms of the DNA molecule or some other cellular component critical to the cell’s survival. The …

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Acute Dose and Chronic Dose of Radiation nuclear-power.com

WEBAn “ acute dose ” (short-term high-level dose) occurs over a short and finite period, i.e., within a day. Chronic Doses. A “ chronic dose ” (long-term low-level dose) is a dose that …

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Deterministic and Stochastic Effects nuclear-power.com

WEBIn radiation protection, most adverse health effects of radiation exposure are usually divided into two broad classes: Deterministic effects are threshold health effects related …

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Radiation Hormesis nuclear-power.com

WEBRadiation hormesis is a dose-response phenomenon, and it is one of the alternative hypotheses that low doses of ionizing radiation induce beneficial health effects. …

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Deterministic Effects

WEBDeterministic effects (or non-stochastic health effects) are health effects that are related directly to the absorbed radiation dose, and the severity of the effect increases as the …

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Hereditary Effects – Ionizing Radiation

WEBMost thought somatic effects from exposure to radiation are thought by most to occur in a stochastic manner. The most widely accepted model posits that the incidence of cancers …

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Biological Effects of Radiation nuclear-power.com

WEBStudies have shown that alpha and neutron radiation cause greater biological damage for a given energy deposition per kg of tissue than gamma radiation does. The biological …

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Internal Dose Uptake

WEBInternal Dose Uptake. If the radiation source is inside our body, we say it is internal exposure. The intake of radioactive material can occur through various pathways such …

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millisievert – microsievert – units of equivalent dose

WEBA person who has absorbed a whole body dose of 1 Sv has absorbed one joule of energy in each kg of body tissue (in case of gamma rays). Equivalent doses measured in industry …

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