Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: August 28, 2024
Preferred Name

Radiation, Ionizing
Synonyms

Ionizing Radiations

Radiations, Ionizing

Ionizing Radiation

Definitions

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.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011839

altLabel

Ionizing Radiations

Radiations, Ionizing

Ionizing Radiation

AN

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

AQL

CL

cui

C0034538

DC

1

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.

DX

19760101

HN

76; was NON MESH before 1976

Inverse of AQ

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145

Machine permutation

76

MDA

19750723

MMR

20110624

MN

G01.750.750

notation

D011839

prefLabel

Radiation, Ionizing

TERMUI

T034945

T034946

TH

NLM (1976)

UNK (19XX)

tui

T070

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011827

Delete Subject Author Type Created
No notes to display