radioactive substance
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Definition that contains radioactive substance
- radiation (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- decay the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- disintegration the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- radiotherapy (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- irradiation (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- radiologist a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
- half life the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
- nuclear chemistry the chemistry of radioactive substances
- radiochemistry the chemistry of radioactive substances
- actinotherapy (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance