Definition of radiobiology in English:
radiobiology
noun ˌreɪdɪəʊbʌɪˈɒlədʒiˌreɪdioʊbaɪˈɑlədʒi
mass nounThe branch of biology concerned with the effects of ionizing radiation on organisms and the application in biology of radiological techniques.
Example sentencesExamples
- This technique has been applied in genotoxicity studies, in ecotoxicology, in biomonitoring and in clinical radiobiology.
- During his specialist training he helped in the complex hyperbaric oxygen treatments and developed his lifelong interest in radiobiology and cancer research.
- Coincidentally with Muller's discovery in 1927 of the mutagenic effect of X rays, Vladimirovich started his long-term investigations of radiation genetics and radiobiology.
- After perusing the biology library at Berkeley regarding radiobiology, I found that there was much to learn about the field.
Derivatives
adjective ˌreɪdɪəʊbʌɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l
Characterization of the radiation field and reduction of the background radiation from the reactor were essential tasks for these radiobiological experiments and have been described elsewhere.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although clinical trials have been performed in Asia, no detailed radiobiological studies have been reported.
- These schedules are assumed to have the same overall radiobiological effect, which depends on the relation between overall time, total dose, and the number of fractions.
- On the basis of microdosimetric and radiobiological considerations, it is assumed that high LET radiation could produce double-strand breaks with damaged end groups whose repairability would be low.
adverbˌreɪdɪəʊbʌɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li
noun
The noted radiobiologist and former Director of the National Cancer Institute led a subcommittee of the CRESP Peer Review Committee he chairs in issuing a review of the draft.
Example sentencesExamples
- A feature article highlighted a radiobiologist who is due to complete an investigation into depleted uranium for the Pentagon next year.
- Most radiobiologists have dismissed the much highlighted suggestion that soldiers exposed to depleted uranium in Kosovo in 1999 could already have developed leukaemia as a result.
Definition of radiobiology in US English:
radiobiology
nounˌrādēōbīˈäləjēˌreɪdioʊbaɪˈɑlədʒi
The branch of biology concerned with the effects of ionizing radiation on organisms and the application in biology of radiological techniques.
Example sentencesExamples
- Coincidentally with Muller's discovery in 1927 of the mutagenic effect of X rays, Vladimirovich started his long-term investigations of radiation genetics and radiobiology.
- This technique has been applied in genotoxicity studies, in ecotoxicology, in biomonitoring and in clinical radiobiology.
- After perusing the biology library at Berkeley regarding radiobiology, I found that there was much to learn about the field.
- During his specialist training he helped in the complex hyperbaric oxygen treatments and developed his lifelong interest in radiobiology and cancer research.