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Radiation hazards
Terms related to radiation and its hazards.
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Radiation hazards
Declared pregnant worker
Environment; Radiation hazards
A woman who has voluntarily informed her employer, in writing, of her pregnancy and the estimated date of conception.
Dose equivalent
Environment; Radiation hazards
The product of the absorbed dose in tissue, quality factor, and other modifying factors at the location of interest. The units are mrem.
Deep dose equivalent
Environment; Radiation hazards
A term that applies to external whole-body exposure, and is the dose equivalent at a tissue depth of 1 cm.
Detector
Environment; Radiation hazards
A material or device that is sensitive to radiation and can produce a signal suitable for measurement or analysis. A radiation detection instrument.
Decontamination
Environment; Radiation hazards
The reduction or removal of contaminating radioactive material from a structure, area, object, or person.
Dose rate
Environment; Radiation hazards
The ionising radiation dose delivered per unit time, such as mrem/hour.
Dose
Environment; Radiation hazards
A generic term referring to the amount of radiation received by a biological organism.
