radioactively
With nuclear decay
In a manner involving radioactivity—the emission of particles or energy from unstable atomic nuclei.
Materials that are radioactively contaminated pose health risks.
Scientists use radioactively labeled compounds to track biological processes: The protein was radioactively tagged to monitor its movement through cells.
First Greek letter
- betaGreek alphabet's second letter
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- isotopesAtomic number twins
uranium · plutonium · thorium · radium · radon · neutrons · protons · transmutation
Soviet nuclear disaster site
- FukushimaJapanese nuclear accident site
- Three Mile IslandPennsylvania nuclear disaster site
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- exclusion zoneBarred access territory
evacuation · ghost town · Pripyat · liquidators · sarcophagus · containment failure · fallout · 1986
Post-blast atmospheric particles
- exclusion zoneBarred access territory
- cesium-137Radioactive fission byproduct
- strontium-90Radioactive isotope from fission
- iodine-131Radioactive halogen isotope
bioaccumulation · groundwater · soil contamination · decontamination · plume · hot spots · food chain · environmental monitoring
Cancer medicine specialty
- radioisotopeUnstable atomic nucleus variant
- tracerPath-marking projectile
- imagingProducing visual representations
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
brachytherapy · cobalt-60 · iodine-131 · technetium-99m · radiopharmaceutical · nuclear medicine · irradiation · gamma knife
State of being unprotected
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- protective suitGarment blocking environmental dangers
- dosimeterExposure measurement device
- warning signsIndicators of impending danger
lead apron · containment · criticality · safety protocols · permissible dose · burns · thyroid · iodine pills
Injury to genetic material
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- free radicalsChemically reactive atomic fragments
- teratogenicCausing fetal malformations
alpha
First Greek letter
- betaGreek alphabet's second letter
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
isotopes · uranium · plutonium · thorium · radium · radon · neutrons · protons · transmutation · curie
Chernobyl
Soviet nuclear disaster site
- FukushimaJapanese nuclear accident site
- Three Mile IslandPennsylvania nuclear disaster site
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
exclusion zone · evacuation · ghost town · Pripyat · liquidators · sarcophagus · containment failure · fallout · 1986 · 2011
fallout
Post-blast atmospheric particles
- exclusion zoneBarred access territory
- cesium-137Radioactive fission byproduct
- strontium-90Radioactive isotope from fission
iodine-131 · bioaccumulation · groundwater · soil contamination · decontamination · plume · hot spots · food chain · environmental monitoring · leaching
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- radioisotopeUnstable atomic nucleus variant
- tracerPath-marking projectile
- imagingProducing visual representations
PET scan · brachytherapy · cobalt-60 · iodine-131 · technetium-99m · radiopharmaceutical · nuclear medicine · irradiation · gamma knife · dosimetry
exposure
State of being unprotected
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- protective suitGarment blocking environmental dangers
- dosimeterExposure measurement device
warning signs · lead apron · containment · criticality · safety protocols · permissible dose · burns · thyroid · iodine pills · evacuation
DNA damage
Injury to genetic material
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- free radicalsChemically reactive atomic fragments
cellular damage · teratogenic · birth defects · tumor suppressor
radioactivelyinertly
Without motion or reaction
passively · dormantly · quietly · harmlessly
- radioactive wasteHazardous nuclear byproducts
- radioactive decayUnstable atoms releasing energy
- radioactive cloudAirborne mass carrying nuclear particles
- radioactive elementsNuclei that spontaneously decay
- radioactive falloutContaminated particles descending post-blast
- radioactive isotopesUnstable atomic forms emitting particles