radiation

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Our study demonstrates that the radiation is a lot less, averaging less than 9 mSv when using tube current modulation.

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  1. noun The act or process of radiating: the radiation of heat and light from a fire.
  2. noun Physics Emission and propagation and emission of energy in the form of rays or waves.
  3. noun Physics Energy radiated or transmitted as rays, waves, in the form of particles.
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  • "There is an intensity and frequency in galactic radiation which is similar to that of musical notes," explains Terenzi. —  Omni: November 1994
  • This radiation is usually attributed to emission by a hot thermalized coronal plasma, with a temperature near 1,000,000°C. —  skylab
  • The sun makes the soil so hot that the radiation is as if it came from a furnace. —  The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II, 1869-1873
  • Brown dwarfs emit much more radiation than they receive, but unlike stars the great majority of this radiation is at infrared rather than visible wavelengths. —  AnalogSFF,December2007
  • Our study demonstrates that the radiation is a lot less, averaging less than 9 mSv when using tube current modulation. —  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source
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  1. from French radiation = Spanish radiacion = Portuguese radiação = Italian radiazione, from Latin radiatio (n-), shining, radiation, from radiare, shine, radiate: see radiate.
 

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