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ionizing radiation [′ī·ə‚niz·iŋ ‚rād·ē′ā·shən] (nucleonics) Particles or photons that have sufficient energy to produce ionization directly in their passage through a substance. Also known as ionization radiation. Particles that are capable of nuclear interactions in which sufficient energy is released to produce ionization. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It's been known for years that people with a severe familial form of BCC are very prone to BCC formation after ionizing radiation, presumably because they get much more chromosomal damage. The units of measurement for ionizing radiation relevant to its applications are: Finally, we acknowledge the generous financial support of the NIST Physics Laboratory and Ionizing Radiation Division, North Carolina State University, the University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joint Institute for Neutron Science, Harvard University, the Institut Laue-Langevin, LENS: the Low Energy Neutron Source, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Institute of Physics Publishing, Inc. |
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