Irradiation and contamination Flashcards
1
Q
What is irradiation
A
When an object is exposed to radiation
2
Q
What does irradiation NOT do?
A
It doesn’t make the object radioactive
3
Q
Can irradiation be useful and how?
A
Yes, it can be useful to kill bacteria (e.g agriculture)
4
Q
What is contamination?
A
The presence of radioactivity touching other materials/objects.
5
Q
What CAN Contamination do?
A
Make someone/something radioactive
6
Q
Is Contamination useful?
A
No
Can cause radiation sickness
7
Q
Outside the body, What type of ionizing radiation is dangerous?
A
Beta and gamma
Most penetrating forms of radiation
8
Q
Inside the body, what type of ionizing radiation is most dangerous?
A
Alpha
Most ionizing so it can do a lot of damage to the body
