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... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physical phenomena > radiation
social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > radiation
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > health risks and health behaviors > radiation
... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physics of energy phenomena > radiation

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radiation  

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  • RADIATION REFERS TO the transmission of energy, either as a stream of particles or as a wave, away from a radioactive source. In a medical context, the term radiation is generally used synonymously to mean ionizing radiation, which is any form of radiation with enough energy to ionize a target atom. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Radiation]

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