Radiation hazards

Radiation hazards

Terms related to radiation and its hazards.

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limits

Environment; Radiation hazards

The permissible upper bounds of radiation doses.

liquid scintillation counting

Environment; Radiation hazards

A method of determining activity of a radioactive sample using a liquid Fluor and a means of detecting the scintillation resulting from the interaction of radiation with the Fluor.

The dose received by an individual in a restricted area or in the course of employment in which the individual's assigned duties involve exposure to radiation and to radioactive material. This does ...

personnel monitoring

Environment; Radiation hazards

The determination of the degree of radioactive contamination on individuals using survey meters, or the determination of radiation dosage received by means of dosimetry devices.

activity

Environment; Radiation hazards

The rate of disintegration (transformation) or decay of radioactive material. The units of activity are curie (Ci) and the becquerel (Bq).

agreement state

Environment; Radiation hazards

Any state with which the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has entered into an effective agreement under subsection 274b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Under the agreement, the ...