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For All they that Take the Sword Shall Perish with the Sword-on the Radiation Hazard of The Use of Shells Containing Depleted Uranium

2020; BiomedGrid; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.34297/ajbsr.2020.07.001107

2642-1747

Okunev VS,

Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

Uranium is characterized by low activity. It is generally accepted that the biological (mainly carcinogenic) danger of using shells containing depleted uranium is associated with the toxicity of uranium dust. However, when a projectile collides with an object at high speed (1.6km/s or more), the half-life of uranium nuclei decreases significantly. In this case, the main biohazard factor is associated with radiation exposure.