Physics GCSE
occupational dose
What occupational dose means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of occupational dose
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Reference: AQA
Some jobs put people near sources, so workers such as radiographers, nuclear power station staff and aircrew receive a raised dose.
Topics that use occupational dose
- Background radiation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- background correction
- dose versus activity
- risk to tissue
- altitude and cosmic rays
- dose monitoring
- man-made sources
- natural sources
- radon and geology
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