RADIOLOGY
Biological Rdiation
effect
1
, Introduction
he acute effects of radiation
exposure were first seen in
1896 when Nikola Tesla
purposefully subjected his
fingers to X-rays and reported
that this caused burns to
develop, although at the time
he attributed the burns to
ozone.
Radiation is one of the best-
investigated hazardous agents.
Because of the vast
accumulation of quantitative
dose-response data, specialists
are able to set environmental
radiation levels so that
applications of nuclear
technologies may continue at a
level of risk that is much less
than with many other
technologies
2
Biological Rdiation
effect
1
, Introduction
he acute effects of radiation
exposure were first seen in
1896 when Nikola Tesla
purposefully subjected his
fingers to X-rays and reported
that this caused burns to
develop, although at the time
he attributed the burns to
ozone.
Radiation is one of the best-
investigated hazardous agents.
Because of the vast
accumulation of quantitative
dose-response data, specialists
are able to set environmental
radiation levels so that
applications of nuclear
technologies may continue at a
level of risk that is much less
than with many other
technologies
2
