Background radiation

Introduction The current political climate is extremely divided. Republicans and Democrats have incredibly contrasted views on many controversial topics, for example, gun laws, which stresses the nation out when thinking about the future of America. In addition, both parties are taking stronger stances on what they believe are important issues. A common issue that candidates focus on is improving the United States economy. According to USA Today, people say that “In addition to the economy, work…

This is part of SAHA’s policy so that they may avoid admitting new residents who can “…be damaging to the health, safety and welfare of current residents…” (SAHA’s ACOP). When SAHA submits someone to a criminal background check they are asking these questions. Do they have a history of criminal activity that involves physical violence to a person or property, or have any drug related convictions? Then from there it is determined if they are threat to anyone living…

The experiment investigates a GM tube and a GM counter and the relationships of radiation. The experiment uses a GM tube to detect radiation coming from a source. This is done by the decay particle ionizing and causing the charge to build up in the tube, which is discharged and the discharge is counted by the counter and added to a display. The GM tube must be calibrated at the best voltage so that the count rate is independent of the voltage. A test was done to find this value by changing the…

I. Introduction In this project we were meant to study the amount of radiation the students of Chavez High School are exposed to. The amount of radiation was accumulated through a survey that was handed out to each grade level and according to their responses we would sum up the total and give an average of how much radiation intake each student could possibly have. This research project was done so as to give us a taste of the type of research work we would have when/if we…

doing this experiment. First thing is how strong is the radiation based on the distance from the source and if thickness of the material effects how much radiation gets through. Introduction-One thing to know about this experiment is Isotopes.Isotopes of an element are different versions with same number of neutrons but different number of neutrons. Also these isotopes can be unstable which means they decay overtime releasing radiation. Radiation is the what we are going to look at while doing…

Nuclear radiation effects ERT term 4 With the depletion of fossil fuels and their harmful carbon dioxide emission, nuclear power is an increasing energy source. World-wide around 11.5% of energy is nuclear and in countries like France it’s 76.9% of their power source. With nuclear power being a renewable and relatively clean source of energy, nuclear power plants are being built all over the world. But despite the environmentally friendly aspects of nuclear power, when nuclear waste is not…

Spectroscopy is the study of objects, which is represented on the spectrum of color they radiate. An interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. Spectroscopy involves the process of absorption, emission, or scattering of electromagnetic radiation by either ions, atoms, or molecules. The process of absorption involves when light is absorbed by electrons that jump to higher energy levels. On the other hand, emission spectra are established when the electrons from high energy levels give…

I chose the topic of the safety concerns in Radiology because it is a profession that I hope to be into soon. Infants, adults, and other ages in between need to be safe during any form of radiation treatment or procedure. So why are there careless mistakes of people being over exposed to radiation, when it can be so easily prevented? Unborn children are having full “babygram”, which is an x-ray of an infant’s entire body, and leaving sensitive organs exposed with no shielding (Bogdanich & Rebelo…

cancer, which uses forms of radiation. It uses high-energy rays to treat disease and it works by destroying cancer cells in the area that's being treated. With external radiotherapy a carefully controlled beam of radiation targets the area where the cancer cells are found. A team of radiation therapists, cancer specialists and physicists try to work out the best way to target the cancer whilst minimising the damage to other tissue. For curing cancer the radiation needs to be very carefully…

radioactivity. Within this radiation lab experiment, we put the following hypothesis to the test: If the distance from the source, in centimeters, is increased then the Ionizing Radiation does is expected to decrease because the radiation decreases as it gets farther away from the radiation emitter, due to the loss of energy from the radioactive particles as they move through the air. The hypothesis stated above is accepted because of the overall decrease of radiation as the distance from the…