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Radiation, Health and Society (1997)
| Auteur | Bjorn Wahlstrom, IAEA |
| Datum | november 1997 |
| Classificatie | 6.01.4.00/80 (STRALING - ALGEMEEN) |
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Uit de publicatie:
Radiation, Health and Society We live in a naturally radioactive world. Radioactive polonium and radium are present in our bones; our muscles contain radioactive carbon and potassium and there are radioactive noble gases and tritium in our lungs. We are bombarded by cosmic radiation from space and irradiated from within by the natural and artificial substances we eat and drink each day. Until the invention of the X-ray tube in 1895, the only radiation in existence was natural radiation. In 1896, natural radioactivity was discovered and was used for medical and research purposes until 1934, when the first artificial radioactive materials were produced. Since then, many such substances have been utilized to the benefit of society in science, research, industry, environmental protection, medicine and a number of academic and commercial fields. In spite of the advantages of radiation, many people are afraid of it and its effects. The public are particularly worried about nuclear accidents in their own country or in neighbouring countries that could affect their health and everyday lives. The accident in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant continues to have psychological and social repercussions even today.
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