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- 15:10, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+235) N Intermediate level waste (Created page with "Radioactive waste that contains long-lived radionuclides, in quantities that need a greater degree of containment and isolation from the biosphere than that provided by near s...")
- 15:09, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+452) N Institutional control (Created page with "Control of a radioactive waste site by an authority or institution designated under the laws of a State. This control may be active (monitoring, surveillance, remedial work) o...")
- 14:52, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+276) N Incident (Created page with "Any unintended event whose consequences or potential consequences are not negligible from the point of view of protection and safety. (Adapted from [https://www.iaea.org/resou...")
- 14:52, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-37) ICRP Glossary
- 14:51, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+458) N High level waste (Created page with "Radioactive waste with a high activity concentration of both short- and long- lived radionuclides typically in the range of 10<sup>4</sup> to 10<sup>6</sup> TBq/m<sup>3</sup>....")
- 14:50, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+231) N Heliosphere (Created page with "The space around the Sun and its planets that is filled by solar particles emitted from the Sun (the solar wind) and the corresponding solar magnetic field. (ICRP Publicatio...")
- 14:49, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+251) N Hazard (Created page with "The potential to cause harmful effects. Note that hazard is distinct from risk, which defines the likelihood of harm occurring from a defined set of circumstances. (Adapted fr...")
- 14:48, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-26) ICRP Glossary
- 14:48, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+406) N Exemption level (Created page with "A value established by a regulatory body and expressed in terms of activity concentration, total activity, dose rate or radiation energy, at or below which, a source or activi...")
- 14:47, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+143) N Exempt waste (Created page with "Waste that does not meet the criteria for regulatory control in accordance with applicable standards. ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 14:47, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-26) ICRP Glossary
- 14:46, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+430) N Environmental radiation protection (Created page with "Measures taken to prevent or reduce the frequency of deleterious radiation effects in animals and plants (biota) in their natural environment to a level where they would have...")
- 14:46, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-24) ICRP Glossary
- 14:45, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+1) Emergency preparedness
- 14:45, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+42) Emergency procedures
- 14:45, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+198) N Emergency procedures (Created page with "A set of instructions describing in detail the actions to be taken by responders in an emergency. (Adapted from [https://www.iaea.org/resources/safety-standards/safety-glossar...")
- 14:44, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+290) N Emergency preparedness (Created page with "The capability to take actions that will effectively mitigate the consequences of an emergency for human life, health, property and the environment. (Adapted from [https://www...")
- 14:36, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+521) N Emergency plan (Created page with "A description of the objectives, policy and concept of operations for the response to postulated emergency events and related scenarios, including the structure, authorities a...")
- 14:33, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+370) N Emergency (Created page with "A non-routine situation or event that necessitates prompt action primarily to mitigate a hazard or adverse consequences for human life, health, property and the environment. T...")
- 14:31, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+225) N Disposal (Created page with "Emplacement of radioactive waste in an appropriate facility without the intention of retrieval. ([https://www.iaea.org/resources/safety-standards/safety-glossary IAEA Glossary...")
- 14:29, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+199) N Dichotomous (Created page with "The different and contrasting social perceptions of different exposure situations and their subsequent, consequent controls. (ICRP Publication 104, 2007) ''ICRP Glossa...")
- 14:28, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+255) N Decommissioning (Created page with "An authorised process involving administrative and technical actions taken to allow the removal of some or all of the regulatory controls from a facility where no further use...")
- 14:28, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+289) N Cost-benefit analysis (Created page with "A quantitative decision-aiding technique to assess benefits and costs of undertaking an action, including the cost of the radiological detriment and the cost of protective act...")
- 14:28, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-23) ICRP Glossary
- 14:27, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-65) ICRP Glossary
- 14:26, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-16) ICRP Glossary
- 14:25, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+267) N Clearance level (Created page with "A value established by a regulatory body and expressed in terms of activity concentration and/or total activity, at or below which radioactive material, which has been regulat...")
- 14:25, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-37) ICRP Glossary
- 14:24, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+154) N Bioturbation (Created page with "The mixing of sediment or soil by organisms, especially by burrowing or boring. (ICRP Publication 114, 2009) ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 14:23, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+156) N Benthic (Created page with "Pertaining to the fauna and flora at the bottom of the sea, lake, river or stream (ICRP Publication 124, 2014) ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 14:22, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+174) N Authorized limit (Created page with "A value of a quantity used for specific activities or circumstances, laid down by a competent authority that should not be exceeded. ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 14:22, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+150) N Authorization (Created page with "Official permission from a regulatory body or other competent authority to carry out specified activities. ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 14:22, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+139) N Area monitoring (Created page with "A type of monitoring in which measurements are made at points of interest within a specific area. ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 14:21, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+350) N Acceptance test (Created page with "A test carried out after new equipment has been installed or major modifications have been made to existing equipment, in order to verify compliance with the manufacturer’s...")
- 14:16, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+37) ICRP Glossary
- 14:13, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-26) ICRP Glossary
- 14:13, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+433) N Thyroid blocking (Created page with "Administration of a compound of stable iodine (usually potassium iodide) to prevent or reduce the unwanted uptake of radioactive isotopes of iodine by the thyroid in the event...")
- 14:10, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+367) N Telangiectasia (Created page with "Pathologically dilated capillaries and very small arteries which can be observed as a late complication in irradiated tissues and organs. It is also associated with certain co...")
- 14:09, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+255) N Tachycardia (Created page with "A heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate. In general, a resting heart rate over 100 beats per minute in adults. Tachycardias may or may not require treatment. (Adapte...")
- 14:02, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+201) N Stenosis (Created page with "Narrowing of a hollow structure such as the artery, vessel, alimentary tract, bile duct, ureter and spinal canal. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 120, 2012) ''ICRP Glos...")
- 14:01, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-18) ICRP Glossary
- 14:01, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+193) N Scintigraphy (Created page with "Nuclear medicine imaging procedure using a gamma camera to obtain images of the radioactive tracer distribution in the body. Also, known as gamma scan. ''ICRP Glossary e...")
- 14:00, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-1) Radiofrequency ablation
- 13:59, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+539) N Radiofrequency ablation (Created page with "A procedure using radiofrequency to destroy tissue. In cardiology, one or more catheters are guided via fluoroscopy to the heart muscle, and a burst of radiofrequency energy d...")
- 13:53, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+462) N Patient entrance reference point (Created page with "The position at which the cumulative air kerma for interventional x-ray equipment is measured in order to reasonably represent the air kerma incident on the patient’s skin s...")
- 13:51, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+205) N Edema (Created page with "Abnormal interstitial accumulation of fluid; for example, pulmonary oedema refers to a build up of fluid in the lungs. (Adapted from ICRPPublication 118, 2012) ''ICRP...")
- 13:51, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-1) ICRP Glossary
- 13:42, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+242) N Multistage tumorigenesis (Created page with "Stepwise transformation of cells resulting from the accumulation of multiple mutations that lead to the development of tumour from a single (target) cell. (Adapted from ICRP...")
- 13:23, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+386) N Medical exposure (Created page with "Radiation exposure incurred by patients as part of their own medical or dental diagnosis or treatment; by persons other than those occupationally exposed knowingly while volun...")
- 13:23, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+337) N Lymphatic system (Created page with "Part of the vascular system and an important part of the immune system, comprising a network of fine lymphatic vessels that collects tissue fluids from all over the body which...")
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