GLOSSARY OF
RADIOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY

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VERY HIGH RADIATION AREA An area accessible to individuals in which radiation levels could result in an individual receiving an absorbed dose in excess of 500 rads (5 gray) in one hour at one meter from a radiation source or from any surface that the radiation penetrates.


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