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Descriptor
English
:
Health Physics
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Física Sanitaria
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Física Sanitária
Synonyms
English
:
Physics, Health
Physics, Radiologic
Radiologic Physics
Tree Number:
H01.671.368
H02.229.333
Definition
English
:
The
science
concerned with problems of
radiation protection
relevant to reducing or preventing
radiation exposure
, and the effects of ionizing
radiation
on
humans
and their
environment.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
physics
or phys principles in the field of med = specific med term (IM) +
PHYSICS
(NIM) or specific phys principle (IM), as "The
physics
of brachytherapy" =
BRACHYTHERAPY
(IM) +
PHYSICS
(NIM)
See Related
English
:
Radiation Monitoring
Radiation Protection
Radiometry
History Note
English
:
73(67)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
Record Number:
6434
Unique Identifier:
D006283
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