Emission or propagation of acoustic waves (SOUND), ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY waves (such as LIGHT; RADIO WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; or X-RAYS), or a stream of subatomic particles (such as ELECTRONS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; or ALPHA PARTICLES).

Synonyms: Radiations, Radiation

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RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66 ,search RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY under RADIATION EFFECTS 1966 ,general or unspecified; prefer specifics; harmful effects of radiation = RADIATION INJURIES or specifics; diagnostic use of radiation: consider RADIOGRAPHY or RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING

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D011827

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