noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ background
▪ low-level
▪ damaging , harmful
▪ electromagnetic , gravitational , microwave , nuclear , thermal
▪ gamma , infrared , ultraviolet (abbreviated to UV )
▪ UVA , UVB
▪ cosmic , solar
▪
fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background ~
… OF RADIATION
▪ dose
▪
Patients receive high doses of ~ during cancer treatment.
VERB + RADIATION
▪ emit , give off
▪ absorb
▪
The ozone layer absorbs solar ~.
▪ block , protect from , reflect
▪
Ozone protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet ~.
▪ detect , measure , monitor
▪ expose sb to
▪
Nuclear testing has exposed millions of people to ~.
RADIATION + VERB
▪ leak , leak out
▪
~ leaking from nuclear power stations
RADIATION + NOUN
▪ sickness
▪ dose , level
▪ leak , leakage ( esp. AmE )
▪
the threat of ~ leaks
▪ exposure
▪ source
▪ detector
▪ therapy , treatment
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
~ from computer screens
PHRASES
▪ levels of ~
▪
The counter showed high levels of ~.