Meaning of X-radiation | Babel Free

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Synonym of X-ray radiation.

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“It was therefore planned that the meiotic stages in spermatogenesis of this species should be subjected to x-radiations with and without the maturation-stimulating influences of the anterior pituitary hormone, to determine⟳ the rapidity with which the physical changes in chromosomes are brought about by x-radiation.”

“Radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum used in radiation therapy includes gamma and x-radiation; x-rays and gamma rays are found at the upper end⟳ of the spectrum with short wavelengths, high frequency, and high energies.”

“With voltages above about 200 kV, in addition to efficiency we must consider⟳ the Compton effect, that is, the emission of x-radiation in a preferred direction instead of radiation with a spherical characteristic.”

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