Physics GCSE
radiation dose
What radiation dose means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The extra dose raises the chance of damage to cells, DNA and genes, and so of mutations or cancer.
A measure of the risk of harm resulting from an exposure of the body to radiation.
Topics that use radiation dose
- Properties of electromagnetic waves 2 (AQA GCSE)
- Radioactive contamination (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- absorption by an aerial
- aerial
- alpha inside the body
- alternating current
- contamination
- correlation and causation
- decay in contact with tissue
- duration of exposure
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