UMB Initial Radiation Safety Training (RST)
31: Bremsstrahlung Radiation
32: Bremsstrahlung Radiation
33: Neutrons
34: Gamma and X-Rays
35: Photon Emission
36: Electromagnetic Spectrum
37: Gamma Radiation
38: Gamma Decay Modes
39: Gamma Decay Modes
40: Gamma Decay Modes
41: X-Ray Radiation
42: X-Ray Radiation
43: Summary of Types of Radiation
44: Summary of Types of Radiation
45: The Penetrating Powers of Alphas, Betas
46: Interactions of Nuclear Emissions
47: CSDA - RANGE - Continuous Slowing Down A
48: Probabilistic Range
49: Half Value Layer (HVL)
50: Interactions With Matter


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X-Ray Radiation

Continuous

     - Discovered by Roentgen in 1895
     - Emitted as a continuous spectrum of energies
     - Result of a stream of electrons reacting with a metal target
     - Used for diagnostic imaging and Radiation Therapy in Medicine