Radiation
//ˌɹæɪ.diˈæɪ.ʃən//
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Askaryan radiation Cerenkov radiation Cherenkov radiation Hawking radiation Röntgen radiation UV radiation Van Allen radiation belt X-radiation X-ray radiation acute radiation syndrome adaptive radiation alpha radiation antiradiation background radiation background radiation equivalent time beta radiation bioradiation broadcast radiation chemoradiation cosmic background radiation cosmic radiation electromagnetic radiation eradiation gamma radiation gravitational radiation infrared radiation ionising radiation ionizing radiation medium-wavelength infrared radiation microwave radiation microwave-radiation non-ionizing radiation nuclear radiation postradiation preradiation radiation belt radiation biology radiation chemistry radiation damage radiation dose radiation fog radiation hardening radiation impedance radiation lampshade radiation physics radiation poisoning radiation pressure radiation pyrometer radiation resistance radiation shielding radiation sickness radiation therapy radiational radiationist radiationless radiationlike radiationproof reradiation solar radiation submillimeter wave radiation superradiation synchrotron radiation terahertz radiation thermal radiation ultraviolet radiation
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