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  1. Radiation and health

    Jul 7, 2023 · Radiation is the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or moving subatomic particles. Natural radiation comes from many naturally occurring radioactive materials found in …

  2. Radiation - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jul 10, 2024 · Ionizing radiation is a type of energy released by atoms that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves (gamma or X-rays) or particles (neutrons, beta or alpha). Ionizing …

  3. Ionizing radiation and health effects

    Jul 27, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on ionizing radiation, health effects and protective measures: includes key facts, definition, sources, type of exposure, health effects, nuclear emergencies, …

  4. Radiation: Ionizing radiation - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Oct 26, 2020 · Ionizing radiation is radiation with enough energy that to remove tightly bound electrons from the orbit of an atom, causing that atom to become charged or ionized. Here we …

  5. Rayonnements ionisants et effets sur la santé

    Jul 27, 2023 · À mesure que les usages des rayonnements ionisants se multiplient, les dangers qu’ils peuvent comporter pour la santé, s’ils ne sont pas correctement utilisés ou confinés, …

  6. Radiation: 5G mobile networks and health

    Feb 27, 2020 · 5G, or fifth generation, is the latest wireless mobile phone technology, first widely deployed in 2019. 5G is expected to increase performance and a wide range of new …

  7. Radiation: Electromagnetic fields

    Aug 4, 2016 · Radiation: Electromagnetic fields 4 August 2016 | Questions and answersWhat are electromagnetic fields and where do they come from?

  8. Radiation: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

    Mar 9, 2016 · Everyone is exposed to UV radiation from the sun and an increasing number of people are exposed to artificial sources used in industry, commerce and recreation. The sun is …

  9. Radiation: The Chernobyl accident

    Apr 23, 2011 · Among those who survived radiation sickness, recovery took several years. Many of them developed radiation-induced cataracts in the first few years after the accident. Recent …

  10. RADIATION People are exposed both to natural radiation, for example ultraviolet radiation and radon, and to radiation generated by human activities. Radioactive sources (emitting for …

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