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Abstract
The science concerned with problems of radiation protection relevant to reducing or preventing radiation exposure, and the effects of ionizing radiation on humans and their environment.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Physics, Radiologic
- Radiologic Physics
- Physics, Health
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Aspects Covered
12 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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Indexing Annotation
physics or phys principles in the field of med = specific med term (IM) + PHYSICS (NIM) or specific phys principle (IM), as "The physics of brachytherapy" = BRACHYTHERAPY (IM) + PHYSICS (NIM)
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73(67)
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Previous Indexing
- Radiation Protection (1966)
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WN 110
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Health Physics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006283
- Health Physics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_physics
- Health Physics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5691134