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Ionising Radiation > Radiation Effects > Radar
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Radar equipment as sources of stray radiation
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Very strong radar transmitters, such as weather radar and those used in civil and military air traffic control, use amplifier valves. These valves operate at very high power outputs of up to 2.5 MW with valve voltages ranging from 5 to 100 kV, produce Roentgen radiation (X-ray) as a by-product.
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Final report radar commission
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An independent expert commission (Radar Commission) appointed in September 2002 and chaired by Wolfram König, President of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection, investigated the issue of radiation hazards in former radar facilities of the Federal Armed Forces and the National People’s Army (NVA) and submitted its final report in Berlin on 2nd July 2003.
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