Missouri Laws 192.400 – Definitions
The following words and terms as used in sections 192.400 to 192.490 mean:
(1) “Radiation”, any or all of the following forms of ionizing radiation: gamma and X rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear or atomic particles or rays, and other radiant energies including, by way of extension but not of limitation, radium, strontium 90, cesium 137 and cobalt 60, but radiation as herein defined does not include sound or radio waves or visible, infrared or ultraviolet light;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 192.400
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) “Radiation machine”, any device that produces radiation;
(3) “Unnecessary radiation”, the use of radiation as herein defined in such a manner as to be hazardous to the health of the people or the industrial or agricultural potentials of the state.