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| the relatively constant level of natural radioactivity that is always present |
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| changes in the structure of DNA that may result in production of altered protein material |
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| the radioactive decay of a nucleus accompanied by the emission of a beta particle |
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| the decay of a particular radioisotope, which yields a different radioisotope that, in turn, decays; this sequential decay process may continue through several more radioisotopes until a stable nucleus is produced |
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| a device used to monitor changes in the movement of electrons through semiconductors as they are exposed to ionizing radiation |
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| a container filled with supersaturated air that, when cooled and exposed to ionizing radiation, produces visible trays of condensation, tracing paths taken by radioactive emissions |
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| a detector of ionizing radiation that measures light emitted by atoms that have been excited by ionizing radiation |
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