CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUT
Following a nuclear explo sion, the radioactive materials descend t o the earth. Most of the act i v i t y results from fis sion fragments. Therefore, new atoms created when heavy a toms such as uranium and plutonium are fissioned. Atoms made radioactive by neutron capture are a:50 important.&qu...
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description | Following a nuclear explo sion, the radioactive materials descend t o the earth. Most of the act i v i t y results from fis sion fragments. Therefore, new atoms created when heavy a toms such as uranium and plutonium are fissioned. Atoms made radioactive by neutron capture are a:50 important."nIf the explosion is sufficiently high in the air, it takes months to years for most of t he resulting finely dispersed par t icl e to settle (1& 2). By t his time the gr eater pa r t o f "t he initial radioactivity has de caye d away. This delayed f allo ut covers the entire wor~d. Rain and snow help t o bring it down . It tends t o be gr ea t er in wet c l i ma t e and seasons. In t h is a r t i cle the da t a obtaine d during Russi an nuclear air t e sts has been a nalys e ( 1961) . |
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spelling | doaj.art-9460259e586e42ee875f898bf9781b342022-12-22T01:33:41ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251985-05-01271-44146CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUTHASSAN ASKARI SHIRAZIFollowing a nuclear explo sion, the radioactive materials descend t o the earth. Most of the act i v i t y results from fis sion fragments. Therefore, new atoms created when heavy a toms such as uranium and plutonium are fissioned. Atoms made radioactive by neutron capture are a:50 important."nIf the explosion is sufficiently high in the air, it takes months to years for most of t he resulting finely dispersed par t icl e to settle (1& 2). By t his time the gr eater pa r t o f "t he initial radioactivity has de caye d away. This delayed f allo ut covers the entire wor~d. Rain and snow help t o bring it down . It tends t o be gr ea t er in wet c l i ma t e and seasons. In t h is a r t i cle the da t a obtaine d during Russi an nuclear air t e sts has been a nalys e ( 1961) .http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5080.pdf&manuscript_id=5080 |
spellingShingle | HASSAN ASKARI SHIRAZI CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUT Acta Medica Iranica |
title | CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUT |
title_full | CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUT |
title_fullStr | CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUT |
title_full_unstemmed | CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUT |
title_short | CAMMA-RAY SPECTRUM OF BOVINE THYROID DURING UNCLEAR FALLOUT |
title_sort | camma ray spectrum of bovine thyroid during unclear fallout |
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