Ionizing Radiation
Practical information about ionizing radiation produced by X-ray and CT examinations.
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Ionizing Radiation - Introduction
What do you know about the dangers of (ionizing) radiation caused X-ray and CT examinations? How harmful are X-ray/CT examinations for pregnant women? What is the chance of developing cancer? Read all about it in this lecture.
Some of the key topics are dose limit, natural background radiation and deterministic/stochastic effects
KEY TOPICS/TERMS:
- Ionizing radiation
- Effective dose
- Artificial radiation
- Natural background radiation
- Deterministic / stochastic effects
- Dose limit
- Radiation protection
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Literature: sources and author
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drs. A. van der Plas, MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+
Sources:
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