A radiation protection glossary for Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS) and anyone interesting in radiation safety terminology. The glossary is a mixture of health physics terms, and phrases related to radiation legislation, transport, practical safety and similar.
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Published: Oct 12, 2018
The biological half-life is the time taken for half of a Radioactive material, (present in a body as a result of Inhalation, Ingestion, Injection or Absorption), to be eliminated by the biological processes in that body.
In radiation protection I spend most of my time explaining to clients what they do not need to worry about.