Home >>Tungsten Alloy Information >>Tungsten Radiation Shield Glossary(C-D) This page provides a list of general terms that are used to describe aspects of radiation science. Below is the radiation terms and definitions.
"traditional" units.


"daughter products". They are radionuclides that are formed by the radioactive decay of parent radionuclides. In the case of radium-226, for example, nine successive different radioactive decay products are formed in what is called a "decay chain." The chain ends with the formation of lead-206, which is a stable nuclide

A small portable instrument (such as a film badge, thermoluminescent or pocket dosimeter) for measuring and recording the total accumulated dose of ionizing radiation.

Radiation terms and definitions 26-Dosimetry
The theory and application of the principles and techniques involved in the measurement and recording of ionizing radiation doses.

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