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This introductory chapter gives a description of the different types of radiation and briefly outlines the means of their production. Spectral distributions are explained and discussed. A final paragraph deals with the fundamentals of radioactivity.
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CHARLESBY 1964, GLOCKER and MACHERAUCH 1965, HAXEL 1966, Textbooks of atomic and nuclear physics
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Kiefer, J. (1990). Types of Radiation: Characterization and Sources. In: Biological Radiation Effects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83769-2_1
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