post-irradiation
adjective[before noun],adverb
science,medical(alsopostirradiation)uk/ˌpəʊst.i.reɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpoʊst.i.reɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/happeningorexistingafterradiationtreatment(=treatmentwith aformofenergy):
Sideeffectsincludedacutepost-irradiationskintoxicity.
There was someincreaseincellnumbersbyday7 post-irradiation.
concernsabout postirradiationcomplications
- In the post-irradiationintervaltheanimalsdisplayedadeclinein therateofbodyweightincrease.
- Thepatienthad a postirradiationulcer, whichappeared15yearsafterirradiation.
- Physicalexaminationrevealedpostirradiationfibrosisandpigmentation.
- Postirradiationbiopsyresultswerepositivein many of thesepatients.
Physics: radiation & radioactivity
- alpha particle
- background radiation
- decay
- gamma radiation
- gamma ray
- half-life
- irradiated
- irradiation
- luminosity
- non-ionizing
- non-irradiated
- radioactive
- radioactivity
- radioisotope
- sievert
- spectrometer
- tritium
- UVA
- UVB
- weak force
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