Radiation Medical Dictionary

Radiation | definition of radiation by Medical …

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1.a proceeding outward from a common center. 2.a structure made up of parts that go outward from a center, especially a tract of the central nervous system made up of fibers that go out in different dfirections. 3.energy carried by waves or a stream of …

Dictionary of Radiation Terms - Radiation Emergency …

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( Radiation Terms, Health Physics Society) Concentration: the ratio of the amount of a specific substance in a given volume or mass of solution to the mass or volume of …

Radiation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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radiation noun ra· di· a· tion ˌrā-dē-ˈā-shən 1 a : the action or process of radiating b : the process of emitting radiant energy in the form of waves or particles c (1) : the combined …

Radiation therapy - Mayo Clinic

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Radiation Therapy for Cancer - NCI

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Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. At low doses, radiation is …

Glossary of Radiological Terms - Centers for …

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Radiography: 1) medical: the use of radiant energy (such as x-rays and gamma rays) to image body systems. 2) industrial: the use of radioactive sources to photograph internal …

Radiations | definition of radiations by Medical dictionary

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1. a proceeding outward from a common center. 2. a structure made up of parts that go outward from a center, especially a tract of the central nervous system made up …

Radiation sickness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Radiation sickness is damage to your body caused by a large dose of radiation often received over a short period of time (acute). The amount of radiation …

Medical Definition of Radiation - medicinenet.com

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Radiation: 1. Rays of energy. Gamma rays and X-rays are two of the types of energy waves often used in medicine. 2. The use of energy waves to diagnose or treat …

Therapeutic radiation | definition of Therapeutic radiation …

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Radiation Therapy Definition Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation uses …