Occupation or Discipline
radiologic health
[ rey-dee-uh-loj-ik helth ]
Subclass of:
Public Health Medicine
Definitions related to radiologic health:
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Health concerns associated with the effects of radiation on the environment and on public and personal health.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The study of the health effects of radiation, with an emphasis on protecting the public, radiation workers, and the environment, and on establishing standards for radiation exposure.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(radiological health) The health effects of radiation; includes effects and hazards from environmental radiation fallout, occupational radiation, diagnostic or therapeutic radiological equipment or materials.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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