Radiation Protection Glossary
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The internal radiation (hazard) exists where radioactive materials enter the body. The materials can enter via inhalation, ingestion, absorption or injection. Once in the body they will enter the systemic system where they will then migrate to the organs of accumulation (for example I-125 will go to the thyroid and Ca-45 will migrate to the bone). The actual radiation dose delivered will depend on the radioactive nature of the material (its half-life and principal emitters) and its physical and chemical properties (its particle size and the biological half-life).
