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INTERNAL RADIATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiation Protection
  • Living Matter - General Properties
DEF

Radiation from a source within the body as a result of deposition of radionuclides in body tissues.

OBS

Usually deposited in the body by inhalation or ingestion of a radioactive contaminant.

CONT

Every place on earth is bathed in ionizing radiation which comes from various sources including cosmic radiation, radiation from radioactive materials that surround everyone, the building materials in our homes, schools and places of work, radiation from the ubiquitous radon, and internal radiation from radioactive materials that are constituents of all living matter. Radiation from these sources is known as natural background radiation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Radioprotection
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Protección contra la radiación
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
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