Physics A-Level
Dose reduction and safe practice
What Dose reduction and safe practice means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Minimise exposure time, handle sources with tongs at arm's length, store them in lead-lined containers, and monitor dose with a film badge.
Topics that use Dose reduction and safe practice
- Rutherford scattering (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absorption and shielding
- Absorption experiment
- Absorption of radiation
- Atomic and nuclear structure
- Background radiation
- Background radiation and correction
- Choice of radiation source
- Corrected count rate
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