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Life on Earth has developed under permanent exposure to radiation. In addition to ionizing radiation from natural sources a multitude of exposures from artificial sources produced by mankind came into play in the twentieth century. These radioactive sources have been introduced and used in the course of the rapid development of medical diagnostics and therapy and natural science and technology.
“All problems are finally scientific problems.”
G. B. Shaw 1856–1950
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Grupen, C. (2010). Introduction. In: Introduction to Radiation Protection. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02586-0_1
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