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Descriptor
English
:
Radiation
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Radiación
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Radiação
Synonyms
English
:
Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic Energy
Electromagnetic Waves
Tree Number:
H01.671.768
SP4.011.087.698.384.075
SP8.473.654.412.062.116
Definition
English
:
Emission or propagation of electromagnetic
energy
(waves/rays), or the waves/rays themselves; a stream of electromagnetic
particles
(electrons,
neutrons
,
protons
, alpha particles) or a mixture of these. The most common source is the sun.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
GEN; /adv eff =
RADIATION INJURIES
but see note there; /diag use =
RADIOGRAPHY
or
RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING
; Manual 29.12, 29.13;
radiation
scattering = SCATTERING,
RADIATION
; TN 158: how to index
x-rays
,
gamma rays
& cathode rays;
radiation
policy: see Manual index under
RADIATION
& entries following; see all
RADIATION
terms for concepts superior to
RADIATION
; DF: RAD
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Radiation
/
therapeutic use
use
Radiotherapy
See Related
English
:
Nuclear Warfare
Radioactivity
History Note
English
:
RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
classification
Record Number:
12266
Unique Identifier:
D011827
Occurrence in VHL
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