radiations
Outward energy emissions
Radiations is the plural of radiation, covering multiple types or instances of energy emission.
In physics, this includes electromagnetic radiations like radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and X-rays, each distinguished by wavelength.
In medicine, patients may receive different radiations as part of cancer treatment.
The plural emphasizes distinct categories or exposures rather than radiation as a general phenomenon: The study measured radiations from multiple sources in the environment.
Continuous range of values
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
- visible lightRadiation the eye detects
ultraviolet · X-rays · microwaves · radio waves · gamma rays · infrared · absorption · emission
Nuclear breakup releasing energy
- fusionJoining into unity
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
isotopes · neutrons · gamma rays · half-life · chain reaction · critical mass · enrichment · nuclear waste
Radiance from our star
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
- UV raysInvisible solar radiation
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- vitamin DCalcium absorption enabler
sunburn · sunscreen · solar flare · coronal · heliosphere · irradiance · insolation · daylight
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- heat transferMovement of thermal energy
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
temperature · warmth · blackbody · emissivity · thermal imaging · pyrometer · heat lamp · thermal equilibrium
Penetrating diagnostic beam
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
cancer treatment · imaging · diagnostic · PET scan · radiology · brachytherapy · exposure · shielding
spectrum
Continuous range of values
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
visible light · ultraviolet · X-rays · microwaves · radio waves · gamma rays · infrared · absorption · emission · electromagnetic field
fission
Nuclear breakup releasing energy
plutonium · isotopes · neutrons · gamma rays · half-life · chain reaction · critical mass · enrichment · nuclear waste · meltdown
sunlight
Radiance from our star
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
- UV raysInvisible solar radiation
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
vitamin D · sunburn · sunscreen · solar flare · coronal · heliosphere · irradiance · insolation · daylight · SPF
infrared
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- heat transferMovement of thermal energy
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
thermodynamics · temperature · warmth · blackbody · emissivity · thermal imaging · pyrometer · heat lamp · thermal equilibrium · calorimetry
X-ray
Penetrating diagnostic beam
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
tumor · cancer treatment · imaging · diagnostic · PET scan · radiology · brachytherapy · exposure · shielding · lead apron
radiationsabsorptions
Acts of taking in
absorption · uptake · assimilation · reception · intake
radiationsstasis
State of inactivity
stillness · inertness · dormancy · quiescence · inactivity
radiationsabsorptions
Acts of taking in
concentrations · convergences · accumulations · focusing · convergence
- background radiationResidual energy from early universe
- X-ray radiationShort-wavelength electromagnetic emission
- nuclear radiationEnergy from atomic decay
- UV radiationInvisible high-energy light waves
- radiation poisoningHarm from radioactive exposure
- radiation dosesAmounts of absorbed rays