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Definition of radiation accident and radiation incident



What are the definitions of radiation accident and radiation incident?



I understand that radiation accident according to IAEA Nuclear event

scales is ranged from scales 4-7 and radiation incident from scales 1-3.



 



But for portable radiation sources (like industrial radiography) what is

the difference between radiation incident and accident?.



 



Dr. Falah Abu-Jarad



Falah.abujarad@aramco.com