A Glossary of Radiation Terminology
- 31 May 1962
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 266 (22) , 1145-1149
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm196205312662206
Abstract
THIS article consists of two parts. The first is a short glossary of three sets of terms concerned with the physics of radiation. The second discusses the concept of the range of numerical magnitudes that enter into an analysis of the nuclear-bomb problem.The first set of definitions refers primarily to the source of the radiation, the second is related to the target of the radiation, and the third applies to problems of nuclear warfare and protection.Radiation TerminologySource of the Radiation Isotope — one of the several masses that atoms of a particular chemical element may assume. The . . .Keywords
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