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Everyone receives some dose each year from natural and artificial sources. That everyday exposure is called:

ABuried radiation
BBackground radiation
CBounded radiation
DBlocked radiation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Background radiation
1. Cosmic rays, soil and medical sources all contribute. 2. It is present whether or not anyone is being scanned. 3. That is background radiation. _Source: OpenStax College Physics 2e, Chapter 32, Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics._
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