ionizing radiation

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Introduction

Gamma radiation or neutrons or electrons of sufficient energy to ionize molecules in tissues.

Complications

More general terms

Additional terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
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