(amount of radiation)
1Radiation therapy — Radiation (medicine) redirects here. It is not to be confused with Radiation (pain) or Radiology. Radiation therapy Intervention ICD 10 PCS D ICD 9 CM …
2Radiation protection — Radiation protection, sometimes known as radiological protection, is the science of protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation, which includes both particle radiation and high energy electromagnetic… …
3Radiation dose reconstruction — refers to the process of estimating radiation doses that were received by individuals or populations in the past as a result of particular exposure situations of concern.[1] The basic principle of radiation dose reconstruction is to characterize… …
4radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
5radiation physicist — A person who makes sure that the radiation machine delivers the right amount of radiation to the correct site in the body. The physicist works with the radiation oncologist to choose the treatment schedule and dose that has the best chance of… …
6radiation dose — noun The amount of radiation to which something is exposed. See Also: absorbed dose, equivalent dose, sievert …
7Radiation burn — Classification and external resources ICD 9 990 …
8Radiation induced cognitive decline — Radiation Induced Cognitive DeclineRadiation therapy is used mainly in the treatment of cancer. Usually it is recommended to apply radiation to cancerous tumors in areas that are difficult for chemotherapy to reach. Thus radiation therapy has… …
9radiation measurement — ▪ technology Introduction technique for detecting the intensity and characteristics of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, and gamma rays or neutrons, for the purpose of measurement. The term ionizing radiation refers to those… …
10radiation dose — The total amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by material or tissues, expressed in centigrays. (DOD only) The term radiation dose is often used in the sense of the exposure dose expressed in roentgens, which is a measure of the total amount of… …
