radiation exposure
Absorbing dangerous rays
Radiation exposure is the condition of being subjected to ionizing radiation—from X-rays, nuclear materials, or cosmic sources.
The term covers both deliberate medical procedures and accidental or environmental contact: Workers at the plant faced dangerous levels of radiation exposure.
Exposure is measured by dose and duration; health effects range from negligible to fatal depending on intensity.
- gamma raysHighest-frequency electromagnetic radiation
- dosimetersDevices measuring radiation exposure
- alpha particlesEmitted helium nuclei
- cosmic raysEnergetic particles from beyond
- protective clothingGarments worn for safety
hazmat suit · nuclear reactors · Geiger counter · Three Mile Island · dirty bomb · nuclear winter · X-rays · radon gas · beta particles · particle accelerators · nuclear medicine · Chernobyl · neurological effects · cancer risk · half-life · meltdown · nuclear · burns
- nuclear radiationfallout, nuclear meltdown, nuclear accident, nuclear fallout, cesium-137
- workplace hazardsstress, burnout, fire hazard, overwork, back pain
- Nuclearnuclear reactor, atomic bomb, nuclear energy, atomic bombs, uranium
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- radiation sciencegamma rays, alpha particles, beta particles, isotopes, half-life
- industrial accidentsindustrial accident, explosion, factory fire, mine explosion, mine disaster
radiation exposureradiation shielding
Protective barrier against emissions
radiation protection · shielded · unexposed · lead shielding · protected
radiation exposureradiation safety
Measures limiting harmful exposure
clean bill of health · uncontaminated · wellness · biological safety
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