| Descriptor English: | Cosmic Radiation |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Radiación Cósmica |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Radiação Cósmica |
| Descriptor French: | Rayonnement cosmique |
| Entry term(s): |
Cosmic Radiations HZE Particle HZE Particles Particle, HZE Particles, HZE Radiation, Cosmic Radiations, Cosmic |
| Tree number(s): |
G01.060.185 G01.750.750.235 G16.500.200 N06.230.300.100.300 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003359 |
| Scope note: | High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft. |
| Annotation: | entry term HZE PARTICLES stands for High atomic number (Z) Energy particles |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects |
| Entry Version: | COSMIC RAD |
| Related: |
Solar Activity
MeSH |
| DeCS ID: | 3375 |
| Unique ID: | D003359 |
| 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: | 2016/06/23 |
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Cosmic Radiation
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| Concept UI |
M0005229 |
| Scope note | High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft. |
| Preferred term | Cosmic Radiation |
| Entry term(s) |
Cosmic Radiations Radiation, Cosmic Radiations, Cosmic |
| Concept UI |
M0005230 |
| Preferred term | HZE Particles |
| Entry term(s) |
HZE Particle Particle, HZE Particles, HZE |
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