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RADIOACTIVE GAS [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • Radiation Protection
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

In atmospheric electricity, any one of three radioactive inert gases - radon, thoron, and actinon - which contribute to atmospheric ionization by virtue of the ionizing effects on the alpha particles which each gas emits upon atomic disintegration.

CONT

For areas in nuclear medicine departments where radioactive gases or aerosols are administered to patients, the ventilation requirements are deemed to be the same as those for a radioisotope laboratory ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Pollution par radioactivité
  • Radioprotection
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Dans les aires des départements de médecine nucléaire où l'on administre des gaz ou des aérosols radioactifs à des malades, les exigences en matière de ventilation sont réputées les mêmes que celles d'un laboratoire de radio-isotopes [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física nuclear
  • Contaminación por radioactividad
  • Protección contra la radiación
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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