ionizing
- present participle of ionize.
Example Sentences
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MRI did what X-rays couldn't do: See soft tissue without using ionizing radiation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Portable X-ray equipment works in the same way as the big, fixed machines in radiology departments in hospitals - the image is created by a targeted burst of ionizing radiation.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2024
The radiation that consists of highly energy-rich electromagnetic waves, however, has an ionizing effect and may damage the genetic material.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
The observation showed that the burst’s photons were reaching down to just 60 kilometers above the surface and ionizing more molecules in the air, creating a better reflector.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2023
Under the impact of ionizing radiation some rearrangement of atoms could easily occur, changing the nature of the chemicals in a way that is not only unpredictable but beyond control.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
