radiological protection
111List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom — There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. There are four general types mostly concerned with policing the general public and their activities and a number of others concerned with policing of other, usually localised,… …
112Betavoltaics — are generators of electrical current, in effect a form of battery, which use energy from a radioactive source emitting beta particles (electrons). A common source used is the hydrogen isotope, tritium. Unlike most nuclear power sources, which use …
113List of environmental topics (N) — This is a list of environmental topics. They relate to the effect of human activity on the environment.N*(Nagasaki and Hiroshima: see) atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki *nanotechnology (see under Potential risks) *nanotoxicity *NASA Clean …
114European Committee on Radiation Risk — The European Committee on Radiation Risk (ECRR) is a committee set up in 1997 by the European Green Party, (including Green Party MEPs) to discuss the contents of the European [http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/nuclear/radioprotection/doc/legislati… …
115dose — 1. The quantity of a drug or other remedy to be taken or applied all at one time or in fractional amounts within a given period. Cf.:dosage (2). 2. In nuclear medicine, amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material (absorbed d.) …
116sievert — The SI unit of ionizing radiation effective dose, equal to the absorbed dose in gray, weighted for both the quality of radiation in question and the tissue response to that radiation. The unit is the joule per kilogram …
117Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment — The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) is a UK wide advisory committee set up by the British government. It was established in 1985.[1] The terms of reference of COMARE are: to assess and advise Government and… …
118Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government — Department overview Formed 2 April 1919 Jurisdiction Ireland Headquarters …
119Zbigniew Jaworowski — Polish physicist, alpinist, global warming skepticLifeZbigniew Jaworowski is chairman of the Scientific Council of the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection in Warsaw and former chair of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the… …
120Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government — The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government ( ga. An Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreacht agus Rialtais Áitiúil) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local… …
