Posts Tagged ‘Alpha particles’

Beware of Ionizing Radiations!

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Ionizing radiations are basically electromagnetic particles or waves that carry sufficient energy to produce ions in matter. There are different­ types of ionizing radiations. While miners expose themselves to alpha particles like radon, nuclear workers get exposed to beta particles like tritium. Radiology technicians, dentists, radiologists, and industrial radiographers keep exposing themselves to X-rays. Gamma [...]

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