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Ionizing Radiation, Part 4: Alpha Radiation

This film examines exposures to alpha particles that are emitted from the nuclei of some heavy, unstable atoms. Major topics include health effects, exposures, and protective measures. Other educational concepts include internal radiation hazard, radon and its daughters/progeny. This instructional film is from Kansas State University's web-based course, GENAG 711, Occupational and Agricultural Health. Copyright 2011, Mitch Ricketts. For an...

Keywords:: occupational safety, alpha radiation, health physics, Ionizing Radiation, radon, alpha particle, radiation health effects, alpha emitter, genag711, internal radiation hazard, half life, radon resistant building construction, half-life, occupational health, lung cancer, Kansas State University, Mitch Ricketts, radioactive decay, industrial hygiene, radiation protection, radon daughter, radon progeny, radioactivity, radioisotope

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: November 1, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 6, 2019
Author:: Mitch Ricketts, Northeastern State University
Submitter:: Mitch Ricketts
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Video

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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States