Radiation
What is radiation?
Radiation is energy that travels as particles or waves and can be naturally occurring or man-made. It is all around us in various forms ranging from radio waves to x-rays to cosmic radiation.
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We gain benefits from this energy and we classify these energies into two main types:
- Non-ionizing radiation has enough energy to excite atoms, making them move more rapidly. Examples of non-ionizing sources include microwave ovens, radio transmissions, cell phones, and visible light.
- Ionizing radiation has enough energy to change atoms by removing electrons from them, a process called ionization. Examples of ionizing sources are X-rays, nuclear power
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