Glossary of radiation protection terminology
Radiation protection (RP) is full of abbreviations, acronyms and technical terms that can be confusing. To help you out (and to help us if we forget the meaning of something) we have developed this glossary of radiation protection terms. We hope that you find this useful. It is most likely to be a useful reference source for Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPSs), Radiation Protection Officers (RPOs), Radiation Protection Advisers (RPAs), Health Physicists, Certified Health Physicists (CHPs), Health Physics Surveyors/Monitors/Technicians, Dosimetrists, other radiation protection professionals and anyone else interested in radiation safety terms and definitions. We will be progressively expanding this glossary so if there is a term missing that you think that we should include, or if a term should be amended, then please let us know.
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