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What is the definition of activity of a radioactive source?
What is the definition of activity of a radioactive source?
The activity of a radioactive source is the number of nuclei that decay each second.
Explain what the half-life of a radioactive source represents.
Explain what the half-life of a radioactive source represents.
The half-life is the time taken for half the nuclei in the source to decay.
What are the three factors that determine the biological effect of radiation?
What are the three factors that determine the biological effect of radiation?
The absorbed dose, the type of radiation, and the type of tissue absorbing the radiation.
What is the relationship between radiation weighting factor and equivalent dose?
What is the relationship between radiation weighting factor and equivalent dose?
How is equivalent dose rate typically measured and what are the common units used?
How is equivalent dose rate typically measured and what are the common units used?
What are some natural sources of background radiation?
What are some natural sources of background radiation?
What are some artificial sources of radiation mentioned in the text?
What are some artificial sources of radiation mentioned in the text?
What are the three main types of nuclear radiation mentioned in the text?
What are the three main types of nuclear radiation mentioned in the text?
What is ionisation and which type of radiation is the most strongly ionising according to the text?
What is ionisation and which type of radiation is the most strongly ionising according to the text?
What are isotopes and how do unstable isotopes differ from stable ones?
What are isotopes and how do unstable isotopes differ from stable ones?