Radiation

Introduction: Radiation

Description of Radiation

Radiation: Energy released in the form of particles or electromagnetic waves. Common sources of radiation include radon gas, cosmic rays from outer space, and medical x-rays.
Source: National Institute of Health

Radiation: a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Radiation: 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.
Source: CRISP

Radiation: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Radiation: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Radiation:

• Radiation syndrome
• Act
• Condition
• Center
• Light
• Radio
• Diagnosis
• Irradiation

Radiation: Treatments

Radiation (treatment): Another name for Radiation therapy.

More information on treatment: Radiation therapy:

• Radiation therapy

Terms associated with Radiation:

Terms Similar to Radiation:

• Electromagnetic Energy
• Electromagnetic Radiation
• Electromagnetic Waves

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Nuclear Warfare
• Radioactivity

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Radiation:

• Electromagnetic Fields
• Radiation Tolerance
• Radiation, Ionizing
• Radiation, Nonionizing
• Radiometry
• Scattering, Radiation

Source - MeSH 2007

• electromagnetic radiation
• ionizing radiation
• light emission
• radiation dosage

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Radiation

• Physics

Source - MeSH 2007

• physical process

Source - CRISP

• neural structure

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Radiation:

• radiochemistry

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Radiation

The following list attempts to classify Radiation into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• neural structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Natural Sciences
  • Physics
    • Radiation

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