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Introduction to Health Physics: Fourth Edition - Ruang Baca FMIPA UB

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International Organization for Standardization (ISO),<br />

341<br />

International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA),<br />

721<br />

Inverse square law, 478<br />

Investigation level, 668<br />

Ion current chambers, 461–62<br />

Ion pair, 65<br />

Ionization chamber counter, 430<br />

disadvantages of, 431<br />

Ionization chamber region, 430<br />

Ionization potential of an element, 65<br />

Ionization, 65<br />

Ionizing collisions, 149<br />

Ionizing radiation, 43–44<br />

dosimetry, 783<br />

hazards of, 337<br />

Irradiance, 725<br />

Islets of Langerhans, 303<br />

ISO 14000, 341<br />

ISO 14001, 341<br />

ISO 9000 certification, 341<br />

ISO 9000 series, 341<br />

Isobaric transitions, 85, 89–96<br />

Isokinetic sampling, 692<br />

Isomeric transitions, 85, 90, 96–98<br />

Isotherm, 687<br />

Iso<strong>to</strong>pes of oxygen, 75<br />

Iso<strong>to</strong>pes, 74–75, 81<br />

Isthmus, 302<br />

J<br />

Joint Coordinating Committee for Radiation Effects<br />

Research, 280<br />

Joule (J), 5<br />

Joules per kilogram, 51<br />

Joule of work, 5<br />

K<br />

K-capture, 95–96, see also orbital electron capture<br />

Keratin, 298<br />

Kerma (K), 221–24. See also Absorbed dose<br />

Kilogram-meter-second (mks) units, 51<br />

Kinetic energy, 5<br />

of electron, 10–11<br />

of moving body, 7<br />

90 Kr, 118<br />

Kusnetz method, see grab sample<br />

L<br />

Lanthanides, 69<br />

Lapel samplers, 686<br />

Lapse rate, 607–8<br />

Laser, 728–59<br />

class, 740, 740t<br />

components of, 728–29<br />

eyewear, 753<br />

goggles, 750–51, 753<br />

intrabeam exposures <strong>to</strong>, 741<br />

irradiation of the eye, 734–35<br />

manner of operation, 731–32<br />

operation, 731–32<br />

protection guides and standards, 736–39<br />

Index 867<br />

regula<strong>to</strong>ry requirements, 739–50<br />

safety measurements, 756–59<br />

Lasing action, 730–31<br />

Laundering contaminated protective equipment, 590<br />

Law of conservation of momentum, 88, 175<br />

LD50 dose, 282<br />

LD50/30-day dose, 282<br />

Leak testing, 685<br />

Lead sheets, 541t<br />

Lens, 305<br />

Lens dose equivalent, 347, 348t, 410t<br />

Leukemia, 321–23<br />

Leukocytes, or white blood cells (WBC), 290<br />

Life span study, 279–80<br />

Line source, 514, 516–18<br />

Linear accelera<strong>to</strong>r, 129–30<br />

Linear attenuation coefficient, 167, 168t<br />

Linear energy transfer (LET), 153<br />

Linear, zero-threshold model (LNT model), 282–83<br />

Liquid drop model, 78<br />

Lithium-6, 457<br />

Logical positivism, 44<br />

Long counter, 470<br />

Loss in mass, 12–13<br />

Loss tangent/degree of lossiness of a dielectric<br />

material, 40, 769<br />

Lossy dielectrics, 38, 791<br />

Low- and intermediate-level waste, 600–2<br />

Low-energy pho<strong>to</strong>ns, 178<br />

Lower large intestine (LLI), 400–1<br />

Residence time 400t<br />

Lower limit of detection (LLD), 496–98<br />

Low-level radioactive waste (LLRW), 596–97<br />

Low-level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, 597<br />

Luminous paint, 323<br />

Luminous transmission, 752–53<br />

Lung, 291<br />

cancer, 324–26<br />

volumes, 295t<br />

Luteinizing hormone, 302<br />

Luteotrophic hormone, 302<br />

Lyman series, 62<br />

M<br />

M, see Type M aerosols<br />

Macroscopic cross section, 169<br />

Macula lutea, 305<br />

Magic numbers, 79<br />

Magnetic field, 35–36<br />

Magnetic quantum number, 68<br />

Magnitude of<br />

electromagnetic field, 52<br />

force, 16<br />

unbalanced force, 7<br />

Mass, 7<br />

of a resting electron, 20<br />

of a pho<strong>to</strong>n, 46<br />

of the electron, 13<br />

of the pro<strong>to</strong>n, 13<br />

Mass attenuation coefficient, 167, see also attenuation<br />

coefficient<br />

Mass control, 659<br />

Mass defect, 76

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