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Gamma radiation
Gamma radiation - photon (electromagnetic) ionizing radiation emitted during nuclear transformations
Source: "METHODICAL GUIDELINES FOR ENSURING RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DURING MINERAL RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING AT ENTERPRISES (ORGANIZATIONS) OF METALLURGICAL AND NON-METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES CLASSIFIED AS RADIATION-HAZARDOUS PRODUCTION. RD 03-151-97"
(approved by Order of the State Mining Supervision of Russia dated October 14, 1997 No. 35)