ionizing radiation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofionizeandradiation
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ionize
verb[I or T]
uk/ˈaɪ.ə.naɪz/us/ˈaɪ.ə.naɪz/
to (cause to) form ...
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radiation
noun[U]
uk/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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(Definition ofionizeandradiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Ionizingradiationon oxygen-rich minerals produces disjunctions 19.
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This usually vitrifies the bulk solvent, slowing diffusion of damaging free radicals produced by theionizingradiation.
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Theionizingradiationdoes not penetrate into the inner shell, consistent with photo3 ionization cross sections and the density profiles.
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For example, pre-adaptation to cold may protect against subsequent exposure toionizingradiation(positive acclimation), but may increase vulnerability to hypoxia (negative acclimation).
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Ultrasonography offers excellent spatial resolution, portability, and lack ofionizingradiationand the need for transport.
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Transport ofionizingradiationin terrestrial-like exoplanet atmospheres.
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In contrast, whilst crossover frequencies are unaffected, both pre-meiotic and meiotic exposure toionizingradiationresults in a dramatic increase in minisatellite mutation rates.
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Mars surfaceionizingradiationenvironment: need for validation.
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The lack ofionizingradiationand side-effects mean that examination times are not restricted.
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Sensors ofionizingradiationeffects on the immunological microenvironment of cancer.
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Disadvantages include the need for sedation, exposure toionizingradiation, and the need to transport the patient to the scanner.
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Primary oocytes, the youngest cells in the ovaries, are limited in number and are highly sensitive toionizingradiation.
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Specifications for pumping x-ray laser withionizingradiation.
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There is no direct evidence thationizingradiationfrom mammography causes breast cancer.
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The use of genetic engineering (included in excluded methods),ionizingradiationand sewage sludge is prohibited.
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Unlike computed tomography, this technique does not expose the patient toionizingradiation.
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The damaging effect ofionizingradiationis one of the prime limiting factors on the survival of life in potential astrobiological habitats.
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Once sedimented into the lakebed strata, every part of an old seed would have experienced long-term exposure to surroundingionizingradiation.
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