Physics A-Level
Radiation safety and source handling
What Radiation safety and source handling means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Radiation safety and source handling
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The source must be handled with tongs and kept away from the body, as gamma radiation is highly penetrating.
Topics that use Radiation safety and source handling
- 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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