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Descriptor
English
:
Radiation, Ionizing
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Radiación Ionizante
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Radiação Ionizante
Synonyms
English
:
Ionizing Radiation
Ionizing Radiations
Radiations, Ionizing
Tree Number:
G01.750.750
SP4.011.087.698.384.075.166
SP8.473.654.412.072.173
Definition
English
:
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
or particle
radiation
(high
energy
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
) capable of directly or indirectly producing IONS in its passage through matter. The wavelengths of ionizing
electromagnetic radiation
are equal to or smaller than those of short (far) ultraviolet
radiation
and include gamma and
X-rays.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
policy
: Manual 19.8.60, 21.16, 28.11.1; /adv eff =
RADIATION INJURIES
but see note there
History Note
English
:
76; was NON MESH before 1976
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
Record Number:
12273
Unique Identifier:
D011839
Occurrence in VHL
:
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