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Background radiation

Background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources.

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Natural background radiation

Artificial background radiation

Other sources of dose uptake

Radiation metrology

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Background radiation

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples90
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

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Background radiation

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related to Cosmic radiation · 20
Background radiation → Apollo, Astronauts, Denver, During, Earth, Earth's, For, International Space Station, Mars, Moon, Outside, Similarly, Solar System, Space Shuttle, The, The Earth, This, United States, Van Allen, X-rays
related to Airborne sources · 15
Background radiation → Although, Basement, Concentrations, Czech Republic, Earth's, Europe, Iran, It, Italian, North America, Radon, Scandinavia, Some, The, United States
related to External links · 11
Background radiation → Agency, American Nuclear SocietyRadiation Dose, Background, Background Radiation FAQ, Calculator, Chart Archived, Health Physics SocietyRadiation Dose, July, Radiation Effects Research FoundationEnvironmental, United States Environmental Protection, Wayback Machine
related to Food and water · 9
Background radiation → About, An, Bq, DNA, Excluding, However, The, This, Two
related to Terrestrial sources · 8
Background radiation → But, Earth, Examples, Many, Most, Terrestrial, The, Thus
related to Atmospheric nuclear testing · 6
Background radiation → Frequent, Some, The, The Limited Test Ban, This, Treaty
related to Definition · 6
Background radiation → An, Background, Dose, However, International Atomic Energy Agency, This
related to Occupational exposure · 4
Background radiation → However, Radiological Protection, The International Commission, This
related to Radiation metrology · 4
Background radiation → Dose, In, International Atomic Energy Agency, This
see also · 4
Background radiation → Background, Banana, BRET, Low-background

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Background radiationis ameasure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources.Background radiat…0.90text
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Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesScandinavia0.60section
Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesUnited States0.60section
Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesIran0.60section
Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesCzech Republic0.60section
Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesEarth's0.60section
Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesIt0.60section
Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesAlthough0.60section
Background radiationrelated to Airborne sourcesNorth America0.60section

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