ABSTRACT
CONTENTS Introduction ...................................................................................................................267 Amount of Radioactivity ............................................................................................... 268 Radiation Shielding ....................................................................................................... 268 Radiation Dose .............................................................................................................. 269 Radioactive Half-Life ......................................................................................................270 Summary ........................................................................................................................270 Radioactivity and Radiation ...........................................................................................270
1. How much-what amount of radioactivity is present? 2. How far will the radiation travel-what kind of containment or shield will stop the radiation? 3. How will it aff ect me-what is the dose from this radiation to the human body? 4. How long will it be around-what is the radioactive half-life?
