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  • Thumbnail for Radiation
    particle radiation consists of particles of non-zero rest energy, such as alpha radiation (α), beta radiation (β), proton radiation and neutron radiation acoustic...
    47 KB (6,147 words) - 14:42, 12 September 2024
  • Ionizing radiation (US, ionising radiation in the UK), including nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have...
    60 KB (6,552 words) - 17:17, 7 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Secondary electrons
    called 'secondary' because they are generated by other radiation (the primary radiation). This radiation can be in the form of ions, electrons, or photons...
    4 KB (362 words) - 16:24, 2 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for X-ray fluorescence
    removal of an inner electron by an energetic photon provided by a primary radiation source, an electron from an outer shell drops into its place. There...
    46 KB (5,717 words) - 18:17, 7 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Radiation therapy
    recurrence after surgery to remove a primary malignant tumor (for example, early stages of breast cancer). Radiation therapy is synergistic with chemotherapy...
    113 KB (13,530 words) - 09:58, 25 August 2024
  • The Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from the solar wind, that are captured by and held around...
    39 KB (4,542 words) - 17:30, 4 September 2024
  • and lead shield which is 0.25mm thick for secondary radiation and 0.5mm thick for primary radiation Internal dose, due to the inhalation or ingestion of...
    49 KB (5,947 words) - 05:14, 14 August 2024
  • Acoustic radiation force (ARF) is a physical phenomenon resulting from the interaction of an acoustic wave with an obstacle placed along its path. Generally...
    7 KB (977 words) - 14:26, 12 June 2024
  • Delta ray (redirect from Delta radiation)
    with enough energy to escape a significant distance away from the primary radiation beam and produce further ionization.: 25  The term is sometimes used...
    3 KB (333 words) - 06:17, 29 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Thermal radiation
    : 73–86  Thermal radiation is one of the fundamental mechanisms of heat transfer, along with conduction and convection. The primary method by which the...
    56 KB (7,056 words) - 07:36, 27 August 2024
  • Radiation implosion is the compression of a target by the use of high levels of electromagnetic radiation. The major use for this technology is in fusion...
    6 KB (888 words) - 18:48, 27 January 2024
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    ʃtʁaːlʊŋ] ; from German bremsen 'to brake' and Strahlung 'radiation') is electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle when...
    49 KB (9,332 words) - 17:15, 11 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Neutron radiation
    Neutron radiation is a form of ionizing radiation that presents as free neutrons. Typical phenomena are nuclear fission or nuclear fusion causing the...
    21 KB (2,657 words) - 09:53, 16 July 2024
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    Cosmic ray (redirect from Cosmic radiation)
    radiation (and so have no intrinsic mass) are known by their common names, such as gamma rays or X-rays, depending on their photon energy. Of primary...
    96 KB (10,550 words) - 02:22, 3 September 2024
  • Background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate...
    53 KB (5,718 words) - 11:33, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Electromagnetic radiation
    In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) consists of waves of the electromagnetic (EM) field, which propagate through space and carry momentum and...
    80 KB (9,553 words) - 04:52, 10 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Radiation burn
    A radiation burn is a damage to the skin or other biological tissue and organs as an effect of radiation. The radiation types of greatest concern are...
    41 KB (4,540 words) - 23:41, 7 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Human radiation experiments
    Committee on Human Radiation Experiments (ACHRE), chaired by Ruth Faden of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. One of the primary motivating factors...
    12 KB (1,257 words) - 00:14, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Atomic absorption spectroscopy
    optical radiation, and the radiation source could be an element-specific line radiation source or a continuum radiation source. The radiation then passes...
    35 KB (4,815 words) - 19:32, 7 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Thermonuclear weapon
    "radiation channel" often filled with polystyrene foam) between the primary and secondary assemblies placed within an enclosure called a radiation case...
    99 KB (11,605 words) - 21:01, 10 September 2024
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