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MAN-MADE SOURCE RADIATION [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 1996-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Radiation produced by man-made sources, such as X-ray machines and nuclear power plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Rayonnement produit par des sources artificielles (non naturelles), comme les appareils à rayons X et les centrales nucléaires.

CONT

Nous recevons tous des rayonnements gamma provenant du fond naturel de rayonnement. À cette irradiation naturelle vient s'ajouter une irradiation «artificielle» provenant des radiographies médicales et des produits de consommation.

Spanish

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