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Abstract
The effects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation upon living organisms, organs and tissues, and their constituents, and upon physiologic processes. It includes the effect of irradiation on food, drugs, and chemicals.
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Radiation Effects is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000528), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:
Used for effects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation upon living organisms, organs and tissues, and their constituents, and upon physiologic processes. It includes the effect of irradiation on drugs and chemicals.
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- Q000528
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- Y39
Indexing annotation
subhead only; includes ionizing & non-ionizing radiation; not for therapeutic effect of radiations ( = /radiotherapy); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.60; DF: /rad eff or /RE
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3 entry terms
- Effects, Radiation
- Effect, Radiation
- Radiation Effect
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Indexing Annotation
general only: prefer the qualifier / rad eff: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.60; indexing policy: Manual 28.10+ ; radiation causing neoplasms = NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED or LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED, radiation causing abnormalities = ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED
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History Note
RADIATION IMMUNOLOGY was heading 1964-66
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Radiation Effects. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011830. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011830
- Radiation Effects. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation_and_health
- Radiation Effects. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14932259