Phenomena and Processes

Radiation

Emission or propagation of acoustic waves (SOUND), ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY waves (such as LIGHT; RADIO WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; or X-RAYS), or a stream of subatomic particles (such as ELECTRONS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; or ALPHA PARTICLES).

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Emission or propagation of acoustic waves (SOUND), ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY waves (such as LIGHT; RADIO WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; or X-RAYS), or a stream of subatomic particles (such as ELECTRONS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; or ALPHA PARTICLES).

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  • Radiations

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; harmful effects of radiation = RADIATION INJURIES or specifics; diagnostic use of radiation: consider RADIOGRAPHY or RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING

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History Note

RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66

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  1. G01w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Radiation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011827. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011827
  2. Radiation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation
  3. Radiation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18335