Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil
Nuclear energy divides public opinion with its “good” and “bad” applications. Almost immediately after the discovery of radiation, radioactive elements purified by the Curies were used in health treatments, but with the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the subject was marked by bad public o...
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Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)
2022-12-01
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| author | Alessandra Fabiana Aguiar Marques Fontolan Carla Daruich de Souza |
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Nuclear energy divides public opinion with its “good” and “bad” applications. Almost immediately after the discovery of radiation, radioactive elements purified by the Curies were used in health treatments, but with the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the subject was marked by bad public opinion, being related to death and destruction. Nowadays, nuclear physics is used in many important fields, such nuclear medicine for the diagnosis and treatment of various types of diseases, but the prejudice and lack of knowledge of the general public has not yet improved its “fame”. This work proposes to change a little of this paradigm. Through a questionnaire, the public perception of radioactivity was evaluated. The most important result obtained is that the public is interested in learning about radiation and nuclear energy and is willing to change their negative views.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3802ecc97ff4cbdb7bdd8705a6da7252022-12-22T04:23:56ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122022-12-01104Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in BrazilAlessandra Fabiana Aguiar Marques Fontolan0Carla Daruich de Souza1Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e NuclearesIPEN Nuclear energy divides public opinion with its “good” and “bad” applications. Almost immediately after the discovery of radiation, radioactive elements purified by the Curies were used in health treatments, but with the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the subject was marked by bad public opinion, being related to death and destruction. Nowadays, nuclear physics is used in many important fields, such nuclear medicine for the diagnosis and treatment of various types of diseases, but the prejudice and lack of knowledge of the general public has not yet improved its “fame”. This work proposes to change a little of this paradigm. Through a questionnaire, the public perception of radioactivity was evaluated. The most important result obtained is that the public is interested in learning about radiation and nuclear energy and is willing to change their negative views. https://www.bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2095radiationpublic opinionnuclear physicsnuclear energystatistics |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Fabiana Aguiar Marques Fontolan Carla Daruich de Souza Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences radiation public opinion nuclear physics nuclear energy statistics |
| title | Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil |
| title_full | Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil |
| title_short | Assessment of public perception of radioactivity in Brazil |
| title_sort | assessment of public perception of radioactivity in brazil |
| topic | radiation public opinion nuclear physics nuclear energy statistics |
| url | https://www.bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2095 |
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