11B10.20 - Radiation Effects

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Code Number:
11B10.20
Demo Title:
Radiation Effects
Principle:
Physiology, Environmental hazards, Safety
Area of Study:
Physiology, Biology
Procedure:

The effects of different types of radiation on the human body are discussed.

References:
  • S. M. J. Mortazavi, "Cell Phones, Cancer, and Other Problems", TPT, Vol. 56, #3, Mar. 2018, p. 131.
  • Thomas Plotz, "Mobile Phone Radiation and Cancer", TPT, Vol. 55, #4, Apr. 2017, p. 210.
  • Eduardo de Paiva, "The Inverse-Square Law and the Exponential Attenuation Law Used to the Shielding Calculation in Radiotherapy on a High School Level", TPT, Vol. 54, #4, Apr. 2016, p. 239.
  • Walert R. Steiger, "A Radioactive Tracer in Medicine", TPT, Vol. 37, #7, Oct. 1999, p. 408.
  • Ludwik Kowalski, "Will New Technology Solve the Nuclear Waste Problem?", TPT, Vol. 35, #1, Feb. 1997, p. 126.
  • Carl Fields, "Radiation From Video Display Terminals?", TPT, Vol. 25, #4, Apr. 1987, p. 213.
  • Theodore J. Wang, "Visual Response of the Human Eye to X Radiation", AJP, Vol. 35, #8, Aug. 1967, p. 779.
  • Harvard Instructional Physics Labs, "Radiation and Radioactive Decay", https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~scphys/

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