Radiation Safety for UMMS Employees
13: Regulatory Organization
14: Topics to Be Covered
15: Introduction to Radiation Physics
16: The Atom
17: The Atomic Structure of an element is de
18: Atomic Structure Example
19: Isotopes
20: Chart of the Nuclides
21: Radiation
22: Alpha Particles
23: Intra Nuclear Reactions Alpha Decay
24: Beta Particles
25: Beta Particles
26: Beta Decay
27: Beta Decay
28: Beta Decay
29: Beta Decay
30: Beta Particle Range
31: Bremsstrahlung Radiation
32: Bremsstrahlung Radiation


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Intra Nuclear Reactions Alpha Decay

     - Heavy elements Pb-210 being the lightest
     - Discreet energetic particles
     - Range is < 10 cm in air
     - No external hazard
     - High internal hazard
     - May result in the production of a secondary gamma ray