
Radiation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 10, 2024 · Ionizing radiation is a type of energy released by atoms that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves (gamma or X-rays) or particles (neutrons, beta or alpha). Ionizing radiation …
Radiation and health
Jul 7, 2023 · Radiation is the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or moving subatomic particles. Natural radiation comes from many naturally occurring radioactive materials found in soil, …
Ionizing radiation and health effects
Jul 27, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on ionizing radiation, health effects and protective measures: includes key facts, definition, sources, type of exposure, health effects, nuclear emergencies, WHO response.
Radiation: Ionizing radiation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 26, 2020 · Ionizing radiation is radiation with enough energy that to remove tightly bound electrons from the orbit of an atom, causing that atom to become charged or ionized. Here we are concerned …
Radiation and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
We work to strengthen radiation protection of the public, patients and workers worldwide. We provide Member States with evidence-based guidance, tools and technical advice on public health issues …
الإشعاع والصحة - World Health Organization (WHO)
يمكن أن يفاقم التعرض المفرط لجرعات الإشعاع خطر الإصابة بأنواع معينة من السرطان في الأمد الطويل. فقد يتسرب أثناء الطوارئ النووية اليود المشع الذي يؤدي استنشاقه أو ابتلاعه إلى تركزه في الغدة الدرقية وتفاقم خطر الإصابة ...
Exposure to radiation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Exposure to radiation Ionizing (x-rays, radionuclides) and non-ionizing radiation (UV, lasers) exposure may occur in health-care settings and pose specific risk to the health and safety of health workers.
Radiation exposure Ionizing radiation exposure is measured as "absorbed dose" in gray (Gy). The "effective dose" measured in sievert (Sv) takes account of the amount of ionizing radiation energy …
Radiación y salud - World Health Organization (WHO)
A dosis muy elevadas, la radiación puede alterar el funcionamiento de los tejidos y los órganos y producir efectos agudos como náuseas y vómitos, eritemas, caída del cabello, un síndrome agudo …
Radiation: The Chernobyl accident
Apr 23, 2011 · Among those who survived radiation sickness, recovery took several years. Many of them developed radiation-induced cataracts in the first few years after the accident. Recent studies of the …