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Term | Electromagnetic radiation |
Short definition | electromagnetic radiation (ee-LEK-troh-mag-NEH-tik ray-dee-AY-shun) Radiation that has both electric and magnetic fields and propagates in waves. It comes from natural and artificial sources. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
electromagnetic radiation - (pronounced) (ee-LEK-troh-mag-NEH-tik ray-dee-AY-shun) Radiation that has both electric and magnetic fields and propagates in waves. It comes from natural and artificial sources. Electromagnetic radiation can vary in strength from low to high energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma rays. Also called EMR
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Electromagnetic radiation
- Wikipedia's article - Electromagnetic radiation
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