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Radiation therapy — Radiation (medicine) redirects here. It is not to be confused with Radiation (pain) or Radiology. Radiation therapy Intervention ICD 10 PCS D ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Radiation poisoning — Radiation poisoning, also called radiation sickness or a creeping dose , is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. The term is generally used to refer to acute problems caused by a large dosage of… … Wikipedia
Radiation hormesis — (also called Radiation homeostasis) is the hypothesis that chronic low doses of ionizing radiation are beneficial, stimulating repair mechanisms that protect against disease.Cite journal doi = 10.1038/421691a issn = 0028 0836 volume = 421 issue … Wikipedia
Radiation hardening — is a method of designing and testing electronic components and systems to make them resistant to damage or malfunctions caused by ionizing radiation (particle radiation and high energy electromagnetic radiation),[1] such as would be encountered… … Wikipedia
Radiation burn — Classification and external resources ICD 9 990 … Wikipedia
Radiation protection — Radiation protection, sometimes known as radiological protection, is the science of protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation, which includes both particle radiation and high energy electromagnetic… … Wikipedia
Radiation dose reconstruction — refers to the process of estimating radiation doses that were received by individuals or populations in the past as a result of particular exposure situations of concern.[1] The basic principle of radiation dose reconstruction is to characterize… … Wikipedia
Radiation — Radiation, as in physics, is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body as it changes from a higher energy state to a lower energy state. Radiation can be classified as ionizing or non ionizing… … Wikipedia
Radiation chemistry — is a subdivision of nuclear chemistry which is the study of the chemical effects of radiation on matter; this is very different from radiochemistry as no radioactivity needs to be present in the material which is being chemically changed by the… … Wikipedia
Radiation induced cognitive decline — Radiation Induced Cognitive DeclineRadiation therapy is used mainly in the treatment of cancer. Usually it is recommended to apply radiation to cancerous tumors in areas that are difficult for chemotherapy to reach. Thus radiation therapy has… … Wikipedia
Radiation pressure — is the pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation. If absorbed, the pressure is the energy flux density divided by the speed of light. If the radiation is totally reflected, the radiation pressure is doubled.For… … Wikipedia
