Usado para los efectos de la radiación ionizante y no ionizante en organismos vivos, órganos, tejidos y sus componentes y en sus procesos fisiológicos. Incluye el efecto de la irradiación en fármacos y compuestos químicos.
Used for effects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation upon living organisms, organs and tissues, and their constituents, and upon physiologic processes. It includes the effect of irradiation on drugs and chemicals.
Annotation:
subhead only; includes ionizing & non-ionizing radiation; not for therapeutic effect of radiations ( = /radiotherapy); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.60; DF: /rad eff or /RE
Allowable Qualifiers:
No qualifiers
Online Note:
search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/RE or RE (SH) or SUBS APPLY RE
History Note:
66; used with Category A, B & G 1966-67; A, B, D & G 1968-74; A, B, D, F1-2, G4-12 & J 1975-84; A, B1, B3-6, D, F1-2, G4-12 & J 1985 forward
Entry Version:
RAD EFF
Abbreviation:
RE
DeCS ID:
22022
Unique ID:
Q000528
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):
Used for effects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation upon living organisms, organs and tissues, and their constituents, and upon physiologic processes. It includes the effect of irradiation on drugs and chemicals.
Preferred term
radiation effects
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