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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 19<br />

A person may be exposed to radiation at a distance, particularly with X-rays and gamma<br />

rays. When that happens, the person has been irradiated and can suffer serious<br />

sequelae if the radiation dose absorbed by the body is sufficient.<br />

However, that person, if tested with a Geiger counter would not be emitting radiation;<br />

that is, the person would not be radioactive.<br />

Exposure to radiation equals irradiation. There is no residual radioactivity once the<br />

person leaves the exposure.<br />

This is different than having radioactive material on or in the body. This is contamination<br />

and is discussed next.<br />

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