Physics GCSE
Internal dose
What Internal dose means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Internal dose
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Reference: OCR
Dose from contamination that can be inhaled or swallowed and continues delivering dose until removed.
Topics that use Internal dose
- Uses and hazards (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- chain reaction
- contamination
- Half-life
- irradiation
- Mass-energy conversion
- Medical uses of nuclear radiation
- neutron absorption
- nuclear fission
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