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Everything touched by the radiation will be ionised (resulting in cancerous growths in later life). It will never reach your lungs because even a sheet of paper block alpha radation in its tracks.
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Can alpha radiation be dangerous to your skin?
yes, it even though if can't get into your body without you breathing it in, it can still give you skin cancer!
How is alpha radiation detected?
A zinc sulfide scintillator probe is used to detect alpha radiation. The scintillator probe is just sensitive to alpha radiation.
What type of radiation is easiest to shield?
Alpha radiation
Which radiation is the most easily absorbed?
alpha radiation :)
What is the weakest type of radiation?
Gamma radiation is the strongest, followed by beta, followed by alpha. So, in answer to your question; alpha is the weakest type of radiation :)
What forms of radiation are used medically?
There are three kinds of radiation useful to medical personnel: alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.
Is alpha radiation a ionization radiation?
Yes, alpha radiation is an ionizing radiation.
Alpha is it ionizing?
Yes, alpha radiation is an ionizing radiation.
What is the radiation type for alpha?
Alpha (and beta) radiation is "particle radiation" Gamma is electro-magnetic radiation.
Can alpha radiation be dangerous to your skin?
yes, it even though if can't get into your body without you breathing it in, it can still give you skin cancer!
Is alpha decay the same as alpha radiation?
No. Decay is the process, radiation is the product.
Why is breathing uranium compound dangerous?
The alpha radiation of uranium and radon (evolved from uranium) can destroy the pulmonary alveoli inducing a lung cancer.
How is alpha radiation detected?
A zinc sulfide scintillator probe is used to detect alpha radiation. The scintillator probe is just sensitive to alpha radiation.
What are two types of test in which radiation is used to perform medical test?
There are 3 types of radiation used. The first is alpha,beta, and gamma order from weakest to strongest.
What are the names of 2 types of ionising radiation?
Alpha and Beta Radiation are types of ionizing radiation. They are both charged particles though Alpha is heavier than the particle Beta.
What does alpha alpha radiation do?
It can be used for smoke detectors
What type of radiation is the least ionizing?
Alpha radiation.
