Nuclear Radiation 2
Nuclear Radiation 2 : Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear processes. The important forms of nuclear radiation, from a weapon standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear radiation is ionizing radiation, but the reverse is not true; X-rays for example, are included among ionizing radiation, but they are not nuclear radiation since they do not originate from atomic nuclei