Lecture 12: Introduction to Radiation Risk // TRAIN BRAIN

Lecture 12: Introduction to Radiation Risk

MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp
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This lecture introduces radiation and how it interacts with matter and living organisms.
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