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MeSH Heading: Radiation
Tree Number(s): G01.750
Unique ID: D011827
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011827
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; harmful effects of radiation = RADIATION INJURIES or specifics; diagnostic use of radiation: consider RADIOGRAPHY or RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING
Scope Note: Emission or propagation of acoustic waves (SOUND), ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY waves (such as LIGHT; RADIO WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; or X-RAYS), or a stream of subatomic particles (such as ELECTRONS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; or ALPHA PARTICLES).
Entry Version: RAD
See Also: Nuclear Warfare; Radioactivity
Public MeSH Note: RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66
Online Note: search RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY under RADIATION EFFECTS 1966
History Note: RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66
Entry Combination: therapeutic use:Radiotherapy
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/05

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