Descriptor in English: | Radiation |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Radiación |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Radiação |
Descriptor in French: | Rayonnement |
Entry term(s): |
Radiations |
Tree number(s): |
G01.750 SP4.102.072.092.693.050.384.075 SP8.473.654.412.062.116 |
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). |
Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; harmful effects of radiation = RADIATION INJURIES or specifics; diagnostic use of radiation: consider RADIOGRAPHY or RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification |
Online Note: | search RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY under RADIATION EFFECTS 1966 |
History Note: | RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66 |
See also the descriptors: |
Nuclear Warfare
MeSH Radioactivity MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 12266 |
Descriptor UI: | D011827 |
Date Established: | 1960/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2015/06/05 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Physical Phenomena [G01]Physical Phenomena -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters
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Radiation
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Concept UI |
M0018375 |
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). |
Preferred term | Radiation |
Entry term(s) |
Radiations |
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