Science

9. Explore uses of radiation

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Define background radiation

Describe the main sources of natural and man-made background radiation

Explain how exposure to background radiation may vary based on job or location

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irradiation

when an object is exposed to radiation

sterilisation

the process of making something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms

toxicity

being poisonous

mutation

changing the structure of a gene by altering the DNA

cancerous

affected by the uncontrolled division of abnormal cells

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Handout: List some sources of background radiation. Explain the factors that may change the background radiation a person receives. Use data to assign the amount of radiation received to the source and make calculations to assess the overall risk.

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