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Descriptor English: | Radioactivity |
Descriptor Spanish: | Radiactividad |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Radioatividade |
Descriptor French: | Radioactivité |
Entry term(s): |
Decay, Nuclear Disintegration, Radioactive Disintegrations, Radioactive Nuclear Decay Radioactive Disintegration Radioactive Disintegrations Radioactivities |
Tree number(s): |
G01.828 SP4.102.072.092.693.050.384.075.181 SP8.473.654.412.062.122 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011851 |
Scope note: | The spontaneous transformation of a nuclide into one or more different nuclides, accompanied by either the emission of particles from the nucleus, nuclear capture or ejection of orbital electrons, or fission. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
Annotation: | IM general only for principle of emission of radiations; NIM as coordinate for degree of radioactivity of specific radioelements or radioisotopes (IM); do not use as routine coordinate for amount of radiation or degree of radioactivity of radioisotope tracers; entry term NUCLEAR DECAY: coordinate NIM with specific radioactive substance (IM) & do not add RADIOMETRY |
DeCS ID: | 12290 |
Unique ID: | D011851 |
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 |
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Radioactivity
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Concept UI |
M0018405 |
Scope note | The spontaneous transformation of a nuclide into one or more different nuclides, accompanied by either the emission of particles from the nucleus, nuclear capture or ejection of orbital electrons, or fission. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
Preferred term | Radioactivity |
Entry term(s) |
Decay, Nuclear Disintegration, Radioactive Disintegrations, Radioactive Nuclear Decay Radioactive Disintegration Radioactive Disintegrations Radioactivities |
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