Radiation

• Ways to minimise dangers of radiation are:

  • store in a lead lined box
  • keep time of exposure to a minimum
  • keep distance from source as large as possible
  • wear protective clothing
• Nuclear radiation can be used for:

  • nuclear fuel for electricity generation
  • radiotherapy
  • radioactive therapy
  • weld testing
  • sterilization
• The annual dose rate for:

  • member of public is 1 mSv
  • radiation worker is 20 mSv