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4 major quantities that are important in radiation physics
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1. radioactivity
2. radiation exposure 3. radiation absorbed dose 4. radiation dose equivalent |
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the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element
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the atom
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electrons, protons, and neutrons are
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subatomic particles
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the emission of energy from the nucleus in the form of EM radiation or energetic particles
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radioactivity
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photons exhibit the characteristics of a particle at times and the characteristics of a wave at the other time
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wave-particle duality
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equation for relating the mass of any object to the amount of energy that it can be converted into
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E=mc^2
E=energy, m=mass, c=speed of light |
