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Physical Phenomena > Radiation

Preferred term

Radiation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

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

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

  • RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011827

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