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Applications of Ionising Radiation
Year 2022-23
Date Due
Oct. 5, 2022
Additional Info
)Use the following resources to add notes to the handouts to describe and explain how ionising radiation can be used in the following applications;
- Smoke Detectors (Alpha)
- Paper/foil factories (Beta)
- Leaky pipe detection (Gamma)
- Sterilisation (Gamma)
- Radiotheraphy (Gamma / Alpha)
Use;
- Your textbooks
- BBC Bitesize (Irradiation - Uses and dangers of radioactivity - Edexcel - GCSE Physics (Single Science) Revision - Edexcel - BBC Bitesize)
- Sheet "1 - RESEARCH Qs" - You DO NOT need to do the questions on this sheet separately, but you may find it useful to use them as a checklist that you have enough detail in your handouts
For each use;
- Add a brief description of how it works
- Explain the choice of emitter, in terms of the ionising power and/or penetrative properties desired for it to work properly
- Suggest a suitable half-life for the source for the desired use
- How can the risks to the user be minimised (reducing exposure, increasing distance from source, shielding etc.)