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38 Module 3: Environmental Health in Industry Loss Control Management (LCM)

• Solar Particle Event radiation (to which astronauts may be exposed)
• Natural background radiation
• Radiation therapy for specific forms of cancer

• Radon
• CT scans
• Nuclear medical scans
• X-Rays

• Airport security scanners (in extremely high usage)

Symptoms of Short-Term Effect (Acute Radiation Syndrome)

Stages of these conditions are:

• Early stage (before specific symptoms appear) – nausea, vomiting, and general malaise.
• Latent stage – noticeable symptoms subside or disappear, but changes are taking place

within the body in the blood-forming organs.
• Manifest Illness Stage – hair loss, hemorrhage, diarrhea, fever, prostration, infection, and
cardiovascular collapse.
• Death or recovery – depending on degree of exposure and tolerance of individual.

Non-Ionizing Radiation

Potential Sources are:

• Infra-Red Radiation – hot metal and molten glass.
• Ultra-Violet Radiation – normal sunburn.
• Microwave – overheating of body tissues and resultant tissue destruction

Every day Non-Ionizing Radiation

• Visible light
• Infrared light

• Near ultraviolet light
• Microwaves
• Low frequency waves

• Radio waves
• Waves produced by mobile phones
• A campfire's heat
• Thermal radiation

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