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Radiationprotection,alsoknownasradiologicalprotection,isdefinedbytheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)asTheprotectionofpeoplefrom ...

Protection of man and environment against the harmful effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation

Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this".[1] Exposure can be from a source of radiation external to the human body or due to internal irradiation caused by the ingestion of radioactive contamination.

Ionizing radiation is widely used in industry and medicine, and can present a significant health hazard by causing microscopic damage to living tissue. There are two main categories of ionizing radiation health effects. At high exposures, it can cause "tissue" effects, also called "deterministic" effects due to the certainty of them happening, conventionally indicated by the unit gray and resulti...