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residual radiation [rə′zij·ə·wəl ‚rād·ē′ā·shən] (nucleonics) Nuclear radiation emitted by radioactive material deposited after an atomic burst, including fission products, unfissioned nuclear material, and material in which radioactivity may have been induced by neutron bombardment. Also known as reststrahlen. (optics) The nearly monochromatic radiation resulting from several reflections of light or other radiation from polished surfaces of certain substances such as quartz and rock salt, due to high reflectivity of these substances in certain bands of wavelengths. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some measurements serve as biomarkers for "dose"--for example, residual radiation in tooth enamel as a marker of exposure to ionizing radiation (Desrosiers and Schauer 2001)--whereas other measures are more indirect--for example, urinary cotinine level as an indicator of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Woodward and Al Delaimy 1999). They are much stronger than the men in their lives, who do not or cannot help them overcome the abuse of their society: companies that encourage employees' contact with residual radiation, the violent attack on a defenseless woman, discrimination, loss of lives in the Desert Storm war, and the loss of Native American autonomy by European conquest. There is absolutely no residual radiation in the food or microwave chamber, and thus no conceivable connection between the irradiated food and disease conditions some attribute to it. |
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