radiation damage

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1. The damage caused by the removal of atoms from a solid material when elementary particles, such as those associated with cosmic rays or radioactivity, collide with it.

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Radiation damage is one of the devastating effects of nuclear weapons.

Radiation damage is an important consideration in the design of nuclear reactors, where radiation levels are high.

Example Sentences

In the study, mice on a cysteine-rich diet showed improved repair of radiation damage to the intestinal lining.

From Science Daily

"Electrochemistry happens at the surface of the metal, and it's very sensitive to local atomic arrangements. And there have been other properties that you wouldn't think would be influenced by these factors. Radiation damage is another big one. That affects these materials' performance in nuclear reactors."

From Science Daily

“When there's radiation damage caused to your body, you create reactive oxygen species and that causes downstream things to to impact your immune system and things like that while also suppressing your mitochondria,” Beheshti said.

From Salon

The PVA made the drug more selective of tumor cells and prolonged drug retention, helping to spare healthy cells from unnecessary radiation damage.

From Science Daily

In Mr Morris’s case, as the film reveals, he believes the death of his first child, Steven, in 1962, was the result of the radiation damage he suffered during Operation Grapple - the name given to a series of British nuclear weapons tests.

From BBC