(Medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance.
Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours.
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The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay.
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Examples for "radioactivity "
1 Parliament also wants to see a reduction in radioactivity levels in water.
2 Davey continued to evoke certain excesses committed during her period of radioactivity .
3 That means that its radioactivity drops by 50 percent every three decades.
4 The radioactivity in the secretory stage enamel increased almost linearly with time.
5 The institute confirmed yesterday that the sample had low levels of radioactivity .
1 However, radiation exposure carries potential health risk to patients and operators alike.
2 She survived, but had health problems as a result of radiation therapy.
3 Therefore, we are left with three possible ways of avoiding radiation buildup.
4 As a result, most patients today are treated with conventional radiation therapy.
5 To this day, areas of Eastern Europe are still impacted by radiation .
6 Results: Initial course of radiation was radical in intent for all patients.
7 Tokyo Electric Power Co said radiation in the water of the No.
8 The 1986 meltdown of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear reactor spewed radiation across Europe.
9 Treatment varied by stage with increasing use of radiation with advancing stage.
10 Fluoroscopy to control catheter movement and position may require substantial radiation times.
11 The EU has urged radiation testing of Japanese food and feed imports.
12 Photo: AFP The options may include chemotherapy and radiation , his doctors said.
13 However, there are clinical situations when treatment by radiation alone is recommended.
14 The longer waves are thought to limit the effects of the radiation .
15 The authorities say radiation levels outside the 20km evacuation zone are safe.
16 Background: Ionizing radiation is a known mutagen and an established breast carcinogen.
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Radiation в диалектах
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