Nuclear Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
A substance which undergoes exponential decay decays by the same ratio in equal intervals of time.
a type of powerful energy that travels in waves and can go through most solid objects
a type of radiation (energy in movement) that can go through many solid substances, allowing hidden objects such as bones in the body to be photographed
the branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances in research, diagnosis, and treatment.
to examine something carefully.
a heavy metal that is radioactive and is used in the production of nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
a very small unit of matter with a positive electrical charge that is sent out by some radioactive substances.
the process of joining two nuclei to produce energy.
possessing or producing energy from the breaking up of atoms, or resulting from the production of such energy.
an extremely small piece of matter with a positive or negative electric charge, produced when an atom is broken down.
energy in the form of waves or particles (any of the smallest pieces of matter that make up atoms).
a type of atom having a specific number of protons and neutrons.
Original measuring unit for expressing the absorption of all types of ionizing radiation (alpha, beta, gamma, neutrons, etc) into any medium.
the process of joining two nuclei to produce energy.
a proton or neutron.
a strong attractive force between nucleons in the atomic nucleus that holds the nucleus together.
is radiation with enough energy so that during an interaction with an atom, it can remove tightly bound electrons from the orbit of an atom, causing the atom to become charged or ionized.
is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation.
Is the measurement of energy produced by Gamma or X-Ray radiation in a cubic centimeter of air
is the remaining nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
is the splitting of a heavy nucleus into lighter nuclei and fusion is the combining of nuclei to form a bigger and heavier nucleus.
is a measurement that correlates the dose of any radiation to the biological effect of that radiation.
a bomb that uses the explosive power of dividing atoms.
is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
is a radioactive isotope of carbon with an atomic nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons.
is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.
a large device that produces nuclear energy.
is the energy in the nucleus of an atom.
is a facility for obtaining electrical energy using nuclear energy.