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2. BASICS OF RADIATION
2.1 IONIZING RADIATION
One can ask what is radiation? Radiation is energy. Or we can say that
radiation is energy that moves or energy that is propagated through a
medium. We are familiar with different kinds of radiation such as radio
waves, microwaves, and visible light. They are part of what is known as
electromagnetic radiation or electromagnetic spectrum as shown in Figure
2.1.
Figure 2.1: Electromagnetic Spectrum.
