Ionizing radiation

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:canBe Electromagnetic radiation
Cancer treatment
Medical imaging
Sterilization
Nuclear power generation
Industrial radiography
Particle radiation
gptkbp:canBeShieldedBy gptkb:water
gptkb:Lead
Concrete
gptkbp:cause gptkb:cancer
Radiation sickness
DNA damage
gptkbp:contrastsWith Non-ionizing radiation
gptkbp:defines Radiation with enough energy to remove tightly bound electrons from atoms, thus creating ions
gptkbp:detects Bubble chamber
Cloud chamber
Film badge
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marie_Curie
gptkb:Wilhelm_Röntgen
gptkb:Henri_Becquerel
gptkbp:effect Electronic devices
Living tissue
gptkbp:hasArtificialSource Nuclear reactors
Nuclear weapons
Medical X-rays
gptkbp:hasNaturalSource Cosmic background radiation
Radon gas
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:Gray_(Gy)
gptkb:Sievert_(Sv)
Becquerel (Bq)
gptkbp:healthEffect gptkb:Cataracts
Genetic mutations
Infertility
Acute radiation syndrome
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ionizing radiation
gptkbp:includes gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:Neutrons
gptkb:Gamma_rays
Alpha particles
Beta particles
gptkbp:measures Geiger counter
Dosimeter
Scintillation counter
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Cosmic_rays
Nuclear reactions
Radioactive decay
X-ray tubes
Particle accelerators
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency
gptkb:U.S._Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:threshold Ionization energy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beta_particle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6