RT Book, Section
A1 Tavel, Jason S.
A2 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Hendel, Robert C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145443102
T1 Radiation Safety and Protection
T2 Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644993
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145443102
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  Health  Physics  Society  defines  radiation  as  "energy  that  comes  from  a  source  and  travels  through  space."1  The  source  could  be  atomic  particles  such  as  alpha  and  beta  emissions  as  well  as  electromagnetic  energy  associated  with  AM/FM  radio,  radar,  visible  light,  ultraviolet  light,  x-rays,  and  gamma  rays.  Radiation  with  enough  energy  to  remove  an  electron  from  an  atom  is  termed  ionizing  radiation.2  A  characteristic  of  x-rays,  gamma  rays,  alpha  and  beta  particles,  radiation  having  this  ability  can  lead  to  biological  damage  when  absorbed  in  human  tissue.