Radiation Units

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The very units in which radiation "doses" are measured[1] entrench several invalid assumptions about the biological effects of ionizing radiation. This fact is often mentioned briefly in introductions to said units, but the implications and their consequences are rarely emphasized.

What is Radiation?

What does Radiation Do to Us?

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