Irradiation
treatment by ionising radiation, such as x-rays or radioactive sources such as radioactive iodine seeds.
See: radiation Therapy.
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance.
Dictionary > Irradiation
You will also like...
![Genetic engineering](https://www.biologyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Genetic-Engineering-Advantages-Disadvantages-252x168.jpg)
Genetic Engineering Advantages & Disadvantages
This tutorial presents the benefits and the possible adverse eventualities of genetic engineering. Know more about this ..
![Adaptation Tutorial](https://www.biologyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Adaptation-Tutorial-300x168.jpg)
Adaptation Tutorial
Adaptation, in biology and ecology, refers to the process or trait through which organisms or the populations in a habit..
![Freshwater aquatic plankton](https://www.biologyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Freshwater-Communities-Plankton-224x168.jpg)
Freshwater Communities & Plankton
Planktons are microscopic organisms that live suspended in aquatic habitats. There are two groups: the phytoplanktons an..
![A sperm cell fertilizing an ovum](https://www.biologyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Human-Reproduction-and-Fertilization-273x168.jpg)
Human Reproduction and Fertilization
For human species to obviate extinction, reproductive mature adults should be producing viable offspring in order to con..
![Crossing Over and Genetic Diversity](https://www.biologyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Crossing-Over-and-Genetic-Diversity-168x168.jpg)
Inheritance and Probability
Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, is most famous in this field for his study of the phenotype of pea plants, including ..
![Types and Causes of Brain Damage](https://www.biologyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Types-and-Causes-of-Brain-Damage-166x168.jpg)
Types and Causes of Brain Damage
This tutorial describes the different types and causes of brain damage. Find out how genetics, physical injury, lack of ..