Disciplines and Occupations

Radiobiology

Study of the scientific principles, mechanisms, and effects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with living matter. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Study of the scientific principles, mechanisms, and effects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with living matter. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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2 entry terms
  • Biology, Radiation
  • Radiation Biology

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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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specialty

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  1. H01w.158w.273w.789w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Radiobiology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011853. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011853
  2. Radiobiology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiobiology
  3. Radiobiology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q690200