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21.6 Biological Effects of Radiation

Ionizing damage to tissue, the becquerel, gray, sievert and rem exposure units, Geiger and scintillation detectors, and everyday dose sources.

Chemistry 2e, 21.6 Biological Effects of Radiation

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