RADIOISOTOPES

Meaning of RADIOISOTOPES in English

Chemical variants of radioactive elements with potentially oncogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic effects on the human body.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

FALLOUT — Descent of radioactive materials from the atmosphere to the earth. Radioactivity in the atmosphere may arise from natural causes such …
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SCINTIGRAPHY — sin.ˈtigrəfē noun ( -es ) Etymology: scinti llation + -graphy; from the scintillation counter used to record gamma radiation on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RADIOIODINE — /ray'dee oh uy"euh duyn', -din, -deen'/ , n. Chem. any of nine radioisotopes of iodine, esp. iodine 131 and iodine …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUCLEAR MEDICINE — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes. [ 1950-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RADIO- — ■ combining form 1》 denoting radio waves or broadcasting: radiogram. 2》 Physics connected with rays, radiation, or radioactivity: radiograph. ↘denoting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCINTIGRAPHY — [scin.tig.ra.phy] n [scintillation + -graphy; fr. the scintillation counter used to record radiation on the picture] (1958): a diagnostic technique …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRIBOLOGY — the study of the interaction of sliding surfaces. It includes three subjects: friction, wear, and lubrication (qq.v.). There is a …
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RADIUM — (Ra), radioactive chemical element, heaviest of the alkaline-earth metals of main Group IIa of the periodic table. Radium is a …
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RADIOACTIVITY — property exhibited by certain types of matter of emitting energy and subatomic particles spontaneously. It is, in essence, an attribute …
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RADIATION MEASUREMENT — Photographic emulsions The use of photographic techniques to record ionizing radiations dates back to the discovery of X rays by …
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RADIATION INJURY — tissue damage or changes caused by exposure to ionizing radiationnamely, gamma rays, X rays, and such high-energy particles as neutrons, …
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RADIATION — either the process by which energy is emitted from a source and propagated through the surrounding medium or the energy …
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NUCLEAR REACTOR — any of a class of devices that can initiate and control a self-sustaining series of nuclear fissions. In the fission …
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NUCLEAR MEDICINE — medical specialty that involves the use of radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear medicine began only …
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NUCLEAR FISSION — Sequence of events in the fission of a uranium nucleus by a neutron. Sequence of events in the fission of …
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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING — the field of engineering that deals with the control and use of energy and radiation released from nuclear reactions. It …
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MASS SPECTROMETRY — also called mass spectroscopy, analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by the sorting of gaseous ions in electric …
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KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST — any clinical and laboratory procedure designed to evaluate various aspects of renal (kidney) capacity and efficiency and to aid in …
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ISOTOPIC TRACER — any radioactive atom detectable in a material in a chemical, biological, or physical system and used to mark that material …
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FALLOUT — deposition of radioactive materials on the Earth from the atmosphere. The terms rain out and snow out are sometimes used …
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DATING — in geology, determining a chronology or calendar of events in the history of the Earth, using to a large degree …
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ATOMIC BOMB — also called atom bomb, weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, …
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RADIO- — comb. form 1 denoting radio or broadcasting. 2 a connected with radioactivity. b denoting artificially prepared radioisotopes of elements (radio-caesium). …
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BACKGROUND — n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the chief figures or objects …
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RADIO — comb. form 1 denoting radio or broadcasting. 2 a connected with radioactivity. b denoting artificially prepared radioisotopes of elements (radio-caesium). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the chief figures or objects …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — n.1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the chief figures or objects and …
Oxford English vocab
FALLOUT — n. Descent of radioactive materials from the atmosphere to the earth. Radioactivity in the atmosphere may arise from natural causes …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
X-RAY THERAPY — The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a machine …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
STREPTAVIDIN — A small bacterial protein that binds with high affinity to the vitamin biotin. This streptavidin-biotin combination can be used to …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
IRRADIATION — The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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