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Radiation - Effects and control (1993)

Auteur	UKAEA
Datum	februari 1993
Classificatie	6.01.4.00/58 (STRALING - ALGEMEEN)
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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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