Characteristics of Several Types of Ionizing Radiation

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APPROXIMATE RANGE
Type of Radiation
 Approximate Energy
 In Air
 In Soft Tissue
 Origin
PARTICULATE




Alpha particles
 4-7 MeV
 1-10 cm
 Up to 0.1 mm
 Heavy radioactive nuclei
Beta particles
 0-7 MeV
 0-10 m
 0-2 cm
 Radioactive nuclei
ELECTROMAGNETIC




X-rays
 0-25 MeV
 0-100 m
 0-30 cm
 Electron cloud
Gamma rays
 0-5 MeV
 0-100 m
 0-30 cm
 Radioactive nuclei

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