irradiation
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Irradiation is the process by which an object is exposed to radiation. An irradiator is a device used to expose an object to radiation, most often gamma radiation, for a variety of purposes. Irradiators may be used for sterilizing medical and pharmaceutical supplies, preserving foodstuffs, alteration of gemstone colors, studying radiation effects, eradicating insects through sterile male release programs, or calibrating thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs).
Research
725,698 papers- [Repeated irradiation of brain metastases under stereotactic conditions: A review of the literature].Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique · 2021
- Second re-irradiation: a narrative review of the available clinical data.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2018
- Novel platform for subcutaneous tumor irradiation in mice.Methods in cell biology · 2023
- Radiosurgery and stereotactic irradiation of multiple and contiguous brain metastases: A practical proposal of dose prescription methods and a literature review.Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique · 2021
- The irradiation of blood and blood components to prevent graft-versus-host disease: technical issues and guidelines.Transfusion medicine reviews · 1997
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13 sectionsContents
- Applications
- Sterilization
- Medicine
- Ion implantation
- Ion irradiation
- Industrial chemistry
- Agriculture
- Assassination
- Nuclear industry
- Security
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Irradiation is the process by which an object is exposed to radiation. An irradiator is a device used to expose an object to radiation, most often gamma radiation, for a variety of purposes. Irradiators may be used for sterilizing medical and pharmaceutical supplies, preserving foodstuffs, alteration of gemstone colors, studying radiation effects, eradicating insects through sterile male release programs, or calibrating thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs).
The exposure can originate from various sources, including natural sources. Most frequently the term refers to ionizing radiation, and to a level of radiation that will serve a specific purpose, rather than radiation exposure to normal levels of background radiation. The term irradiation usually excludes the exposure to non-ionizing radiation, such as infrared, visible light, microwaves from cellular phones or electromagnetic waves emitted by radio and television receivers and power supplies.