millicurie (Meaning)
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millicurie (n)
a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie
Synonyms & Antonyms of millicurie
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millicurie Sentence Examples
- The medical isotope iodine-131 emits a millicurie of gamma radiation per hour.
- High-energy accelerators can generate beams with a millicurie of radioactivity.
- Handling radioactive materials requires special precautions, even when dealing with small quantities such as millicuries.
- The recommended annual limit of radiation exposure for the general public is 100 millicuries.
- In radiotherapy, a millicurie of cobalt-60 is used to treat cancerous tissue.
- Nuclear medicine procedures often involve administering millicuries of radioactive tracers.
- Industrial gauges use millicuries of radioactive sources to measure the thickness of materials.
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission establishes regulations for the safe handling and disposal of millicuries of radioactive material.
- Millicuries of plutonium-238 are utilized in radioisotope thermoelectric generators to provide power for spacecraft.
- Researchers use millicuries of radioactive tracers to study the dynamics and distribution of substances in biological systems.
FAQs About the word millicurie
a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie
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No antonyms found.
The medical isotope iodine-131 emits a millicurie of gamma radiation per hour.
High-energy accelerators can generate beams with a millicurie of radioactivity.
Handling radioactive materials requires special precautions, even when dealing with small quantities such as millicuries.
The recommended annual limit of radiation exposure for the general public is 100 millicuries.
