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  • Radiation
    ...h space, carried by particles, since the moving particles have [[energy]]. Radiation can also be defined as the transport of energy carried by ''[[waves]]'' thr ...spectrum the waves/photons activate receptors in our retinas; we call that radiation visible light. We see the light in many colors. Some animals have retinas
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  • Radiation therapy
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  • Gamma radiation
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  • Radiation biophysics
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  • Blackbody radiation
    #REDIRECT [[Black-body radiation]]
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  • Alpha radiation
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  • Electromagnetic radiation
    '''Electromagnetic radiation''' (EM) is a collective name for a set of [[electromagnetic wave]]s. The c ...t theoretical insight that (visible) light is nothing but electromagnetic radiation of certain wavelengths; he predicted that (non-visible) electromagnetic wav
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  • Radiation/Definition
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  • Radiation/Gallery
    ...n volts of photon energy). See diagram also in article, [[Electromagnetic radiation]].}} ...e Telescope]. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of all wavelengths of radiation ranging from radio to gamma rays including visible light. Astronomers learn
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  • Radiation Hazards
    ...50px|Fig. 1 Handy chart from [http://xkcd.com/radiation xkcd.com] compares radiation doses.}} ...on can heal.<ref>[https://jick.net/skept/RadHaz/RadHaz_talk.pdf Lecture on Radiation Hazards] Jess H. Brewer</ref>
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  • Radiation chemistry
    ...eds to be present in the material which is being chemically changed by the radiation. An example is the conversion of water into [[hydrogen]] gas and [[hydrogen ...ork has been done recently in the USA, often with used nuclear fuel as the radiation source.[http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=1011
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  • Radiation oncology
    ...of [[neoplasm]]s, using [[ionizing radiation]] from a variety of sources. Radiation oncologists commonly work in teams with medical and surgical oncologists. ...e. Various drugs and biological response modifiers can sensitize tumors to radiation.
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  • Ionizing radiation
    ...he human skin does not protect against the harmful effects of the &alpha;-radiation. ...al and physical processes. The World Health Organization defines it as "...radiation with enough energy so that during an interaction with an atom, it can remov
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  • Radiation Units
    ...h several ''invalid assumptions'' about the biological effects of ionizing radiation. This fact is often mentioned briefly in introductions to said units, but === What is Radiation? ===
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  • Fear of radiation
    ...ancer Incidence among Atomic Bomb Survivors: 1958–2009" E.J.Grant, et.al., Radiation Research, 187(5):513-537 (2017), see Table 3 for data.</ref>}} ...12/NaturalBackgroundRadiation-1.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 Map of natural background radiation]</ref>}}
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  • Radiation biophysics/Definition
    The study of the [[absorption]] of [[electromagnetic radiation]] by [[life|living systems]].
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  • Acute radiation syndrome
    ...r than 75 rads (0.75 Gray (Gy)) of ionizing radiation<ref>{{MeSH|ionizing radiation}}</ref> to the body in a short time (usually minutes). For this definition Other radiation syndromes can be caused by localized radiation, or a cumulative whole-body exposure over a length of time (e.g., radiologi
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  • Radiation/Related Articles
    {{r|Acute radiation syndrome}}
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  • Radiation oncology/Definition
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  • Radiation-emitting product
    ...re a great many products that emit [[ionizing radiation]] and non-ionizing radiation, but that come under FDA jurisdiction they meet the technical definition '' ...nizing [[electromagnetic spectrum| electromagnetic energy]] or particulate radiation" (see [[neutron]], [[electron]], [[positron]], [[photon]], [[proton]] or [[
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  • Radiation Hazards/Bibliography
    ...nd-security/radiation-and-health/nuclear-radiation-and-health-effects.aspx Radiation and Health] World Nuclear Association Information Library ...tps://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/radiation-dosage-chart Radiation Dosage Chart] from informationisbeautiful.net
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  • Health physics/Definition
    ...to reducing or preventing radiation exposure, and the effects of ionizing radiation on humans and their environment<noinclude>{{DefMeSH}}</noinclude>
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  • Radiation Units
    ...h several ''invalid assumptions'' about the biological effects of ionizing radiation. This fact is often mentioned briefly in introductions to said units, but === What is Radiation? ===
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  • Scintillometer/Definition
    ...nd possibly filters to adjust the energy and type of radiation hitting the radiation-sensitive material
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  • Radiation oncology
    ...of [[neoplasm]]s, using [[ionizing radiation]] from a variety of sources. Radiation oncologists commonly work in teams with medical and surgical oncologists. ...e. Various drugs and biological response modifiers can sensitize tumors to radiation.
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  • Dose fractionation/Definition
    Administration of the total dose of radiation ([[radiation dosage]]) in parts, at timed intervals <noinclude>{{DefMeSH}}</noinclude>
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  • Medical oncology/Definition
    ...]]; usually works in an interdisciplinary manner with [[radiation oncology|radiation oncologists]] and surgical oncologists
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  • Greenhouse effect/Definition
    ...eres denoting an imbalance between surface radiation and top-of-atmosphere radiation due to the presence of greenhouse gases.
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  • Transmissivity/Definition
    The ratio of the transmitted radiation to the radiation arriving perpendicular to the boundary between two mediums.
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  • Radiation-emitting product/Definition
    ...l product that emits defined types of [[ionizing radiation]], non-ionizing radiation in the [[electromagnetic spectrum]], or [[sound]] energy, and makes claims
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  • Radiometry
    ...mpts to measure or compute the quantity of [[Electromagnetic_spectrum|EM]] radiation at/propagated-through a specific location. * [[Black-body radiation]]
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  • Gamma ray
    ...ngths. The distinction between gamma rays and [[X-ray]]s is based on their radiation source."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
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  • Health physics
    ...experts in measuring the exposure of persons near an accidental or hostile radiation release.
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  • Ionizing radiation/Related Articles
    Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Ionizing radiation]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Acute radiation syndrome}}
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  • Geiger counter/Definition
    ...g ionization events, and possibly filters to adjust the energy and type of radiation hitting the detector tube
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  • Oncology/Definition
    ...mal subspecialties are [[medical oncology]] in [[internal medicine]] and [[radiation oncology]] in [[radiology]]; surgeons also may specialize in neoplasia
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  • Radiosurgery/Definition
    ...or probes of [[stereotactic surgery]] are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward a target so as to achieve local tissue destruction.<noinclu
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  • Fear of radiation/External Links
    ...ingourworld.com/ - Website of Dr. Robert Hargraves, see section 6. Fear of radiation, cancer, health, ALARA, cost. ...an, Director of Nuclear Power Safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, radiation dosimetry expert Dr. Blake Walters of Canada's National Research Council, a
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  • Compton scattering
    ...tion. The change in wavelength is dependant on the angle through which the radiation is scattered. Arthur Compton earned the 1927 [[Nobel Prize for Physics]] fo ...ngle ''θ'' from its incident direction, the wavelength λ' of the scattered radiation can be determined from:
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  • Ionizing radiation
    ...he human skin does not protect against the harmful effects of the &alpha;-radiation. ...al and physical processes. The World Health Organization defines it as "...radiation with enough energy so that during an interaction with an atom, it can remov
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