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Radiation - Effects and control (1993)
| Author | UKAEA |
| Date | February 1993 |
| Classification | 6.01.4.00/58 (RADIATION - GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
Introduction Radiation comes in many different forms. Some, like heat and light from the sun, are natural. Others, like radiowaves, radar and microwaves, are man-made. Some can be seen or felt, others can be detected or used with familiar devices such as radio or television sets, or microwave cookers. This booklet is concerned with another form of radiation, called ionising radiation because of the electrical effect called ionisation which occurs when it interacts with matter. Ionising radiation cannot be seen or felt, but it can be detected with quite simple instruments. It, too, can be either natural or man-made. It is produced in devices such as X-ray machines and is emitted by radioactive substances. Some also reaches the earth from the sun and from outer space. Ionising radiation is of considerable public concern because the electrical effects it produces can result in serious damage to living matter. But this form of radiation is also widely used in medicine, for the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and in industry, agriculture and research. It is therefore important to understand both its dangers and its benefits, and the ways in which it can be controlled.
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