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Devices, systems, processes or elements which can emanate radioactivity into the environment. Nuclear reactors, electricity charged particles accelerators, cobalt bombs, microwaves, radar and X-ray devices, infrared, ultraviolet and laser, as well as radioactive isotopes are considered to be radiation sources. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992) |