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    "definition": "The property of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation such as light, X-rays or radio waves; the opposite of transparency, quantified by opacity or optical depth, and including radiopacity in medical imaging.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Describing how materials block radiation.",
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      "measure optical density",
      "relate radiopacity to imaging",
      "use opacity in design and astronomy"
    ],
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      "Depends on wavelength",
      "Quantified as optical depth",
      "Used in imaging and astrophysics"
    ],
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      "Radiopaque markers in X-rays",
      "Opacity in design software is a related sense"
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      "radiopacity",
      "stellar and atmospheric opacity",
      "opacity in graphics (alpha)"
    ],
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        "relation": "is contrasted with",
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      },
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        "relation": "is used in",
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      },
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      "ISO standards for opacity of paper and films",
      "Medical device rules for radiopaque markers"
    ],
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      "Confusing opacity with colour",
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    ],
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        "Report measured opacity of materials, smoke or the atmosphere with its method."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Use opacity measurements to misrepresent emissions or air quality.",
        "Claim a material shields people from radiation when its opacity at that wavelength is not established.",
        "Use radiopacity to conceal items from lawful security screening."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Approving shielding or protective materials for medical or radiation work."
      ]
    },
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      "considerations": [
        "Shielding decisions affect the radiation dose that workers and patients receive.",
        "Smoke opacity readings enforce air quality rules that protect health."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Radiation workers and patients",
        "People breathing polluted air",
        "Researchers"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "Nobody owns a physical property; it is held in common.",
      "master_systems": []
    },
    "facets_not_applicable": {
      "properties": "Opacity is a radiation-dependent property of a material or medium, rather than a physical thing with its own material properties."
    }
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      "id": "wiktionary-en",
      "title": "Wiktionary: opacity",
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        "name": "Property",
        "description": "What it is.",
        "rationale": "Wavelength matters.",
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            "description": "Radiation type.",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is the material opaque at this wavelength?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Why does it depend on wavelength?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "measure",
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                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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        "id": "imaging",
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        "rationale": "Clinicians interpret images.",
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          {
            "id": "radiopaque",
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                "id": "radiopaque-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Why do bones and contrast agents appear bright on X-rays?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which materials are radiopaque?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "reports",
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            "description": "Findings.",
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              {
                "id": "reports-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is the user asking the agent to interpret an opacity on their scan?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How should they discuss it with a clinician?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "astronomy",
        "name": "Astronomy",
        "description": "Stars and atmospheres.",
        "rationale": "Opacity shapes stars.",
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          {
            "id": "stars",
            "name": "Stars",
            "description": "Stellar opacity.",
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              {
                "id": "stars-finding",
                "name": "Stars",
                "description": "Stellar opacity.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How does opacity affect energy transport in stars?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources explain it?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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              {
                "id": "atmosphere-finding",
                "name": "Atmosphere",
                "description": "Atmospheric opacity.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which wavelengths does Earth atmosphere block?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Why do some telescopes go to space?",
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                  }
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              }
            ]
          }
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        "id": "design",
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                  {
                    "text": "How opaque is this paper or film, and how is it measured?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which standard applies?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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            "id": "graphics",
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              {
                "id": "graphics-finding",
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                "description": "Graphics opacity.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is opacity in design software meant?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
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    "Should radiopacity be a separate entry?",
    "How should astronomical opacity be linked?",
    "How should graphics opacity be split off?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
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}