Nuclear radiation [videorecording] - Bendigo, Vic. : VEA, 2012. - 1 videodisc (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Director and producer, Thomas Baricevic ; writer, Christine Henderson. Director and producer, Thomas Baricevic ; writer, Christine Henderson.

Narrator, Ben McKenzie.

"This program covers the discovery of radioactivity, what makes atoms radioactive and methods for detecting radioactivity. The types of radiation including alpha, beta, gamma and positron radiation, types of decay, radiation dose & dose equivalence are explained. With application to real-life situations, the effects of radiation on living things, the environment and the uses of radiation in medicine are also discussed. This program is a comprehensive look at radiation that originates in the nucleus of an atom" --Container.


DVD


Radiation.
Ionizing radiation.

539.75 / NUC 2012