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radiation source

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radiation source [‚rād·ē′ā·shən ‚sȯrs]
(nucleonics)
Usually a sealed capsule containing an artificial radioisotope, used in teletherapy, radiography, as a power source for batteries, or in various types of industrial gages; machines such as accelerators, and radioisotopic generators and natural radionuclides may also be considered as sources.


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