Health physics

Japanese: 保健物理学 - ほけんぶつりがく（英語表記）health physics

The field of applied physics deals with issues related to protecting the human body from radiation damage, and is an integrated science that encompasses physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, medicine, etc. Research subjects are broad, including basic research on radiation dose measurement, shielding, the effects on the human body and the environment, establishing acceptable exposure levels, and radioactive waste treatment, as well as the design and management of facilities and equipment that use radiation, and education on how to handle radiation sources.

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Japanese:

放射線障害からの人体の保護を目的とし，これに関連する問題を扱う応用物理学の分野で，物理学，化学，工学，生物学，医学などにわたる総合科学である。研究対象は放射線の線量測定，遮蔽，人体や環境に及ぼす影響，許容被曝量の確立，放射性廃棄物の処理などの基礎研究，放射線利用の施設や装置の設計と管理，放射線源の取扱法の教育など広範囲に及んでいる。

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