| Descriptor English: | Background Radiation | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Radiación de Fondo
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Radiação de Fundo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Rayonnement naturel | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Background Radiations Natural Radiation Natural Radiations Radiation, Background Radiation, Natural Radiations, Background Radiations, Natural |
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| Tree number(s): |
G01.750.750.115 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001417 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Radiation from sources other than the source of interest. It is due to cosmic rays and natural radioactivity in the environment. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Radiation (1966-1970) Radioactivity (1966-1970) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under RADIATION, IONIZING 1976-90; was see under RADIATION 1975 |
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| History Note: | 91(71); was see under RADIATION, IONIZING 1976-90; was see under RADIATION 1975 |
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| Entry Version: | BACKGROUND RAD |
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| DeCS ID: | 1441 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001417 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WN 105 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Physical Phenomena [G01]Physical Phenomena
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Background Radiation
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| Concept UI |
M0002116 |
| Scope note | Radiation from sources other than the source of interest. It is due to cosmic rays and natural radioactivity in the environment. |
| Preferred term | Background Radiation |
| Entry term(s) |
Background Radiations Natural Radiation Natural Radiations Radiation, Background Radiation, Natural Radiations, Background Radiations, Natural |
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