radiation, ionizing

Preferred Label : radiation, ionizing;

MeSH definition : ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION or particle radiation (high energy ELEMENTARY PARTICLES) capable of directly or indirectly producing IONS in its passage through matter. The wavelengths of ionizing electromagnetic radiation are equal to or smaller than those of short (far) ultraviolet radiation and include gamma and X-rays.;

MeSH synonym : ionizing radiation; ionizing radiations; radiations, ionizing;

CISMeF synonym : radiations, ionizing electromagnetic; ionizing electromagnetic radiation; ionizing electromagnetic radiations; electromagnetic radiation, ionizing; electromagnetic radiations, ionizing; radiation, ionizing electromagnetic;

MeSH annotation : policy: Manual 19.8.60, 21.16, 28.11.1; /adv eff RADIATION INJURIES but see note there;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionizing radiation;

Details

Origin ID

D011839;

UMLS CUI

C0034538;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ionizing electromagnetic radiation (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Ionizing radiation (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Ionizing radiations [PASCAL theme]
- Radiation [UNESCO concept]
- Radiation (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Radiation, Ionizing [DeCS]
- ionizing radiation [IUPAC Term]
- radiation, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- radiation, ionizing [MeSH concept]
See also
- Electromagnetic Pollution [DeCS]
- Kerma [DeCS]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- radiation injuries [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]

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