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GAMMA RADIATION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength

Synonyms:

gamma radiation; gamma ray

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("gamma radiation" is a kind of...):

electromagnetic radiation; electromagnetic wave; nonparticulate radiation (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)

Holonyms ("gamma radiation" is a part of...):

electromagnetic spectrum (the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves)

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 Context examples: 

Gamma radiation is a type of high-energy radiation that is different from x-rays.

(Gamma irradiation, NCI Dictionary)

I-131 MoAb COL1 delivers beta and gamma radiation emitting I-131 nuclide directly to tumor cells that express CEA, thereby allowing imaging and/or treatment of cancers.

(I131-COL1, NCI Thesaurus)

I-131 MoAb Lym-1 delivers beta and gamma radiation emitting I-131 nuclide directly to tumor cells that express HLA-DR, thereby allowing imaging and/or treatment of cancers.

(I 131 Monoclonal Antibody Lym-1, NCI Thesaurus)

Its transcriptional level is also up-regulated by p53, gamma radiation, adriamycin, and UV treatment of cells.

(BTG Cell Cycle Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody CC49-deltaCH2 binds to tumor cells expressing TAG-72, selectively delivering a cytotoxic dose of beta and gamma radiation.

(Iodine I 131 Monoclonal Antibody CC49-deltaCH2, NCI Thesaurus)

In-111 Satumomab pendetide emits gamma radiation and X-Ray photons that can be captured by gamma camera allowing imaging of TAG-72 expressing tissues.

(In 111 Satumomab Pendetide, NCI Thesaurus)

Radiation therapy using gamma radiation generated from cobalt-60.

(Cobalt-60 Radiation Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

Gamma radiation frequently accompanies alpha and beta emissions and always accompanies fission.

(Gamma Radiation, NCI Thesaurus)

Both Cs 137 and its metastable nuclear isomer, barium-137m, emit gamma radiation of moderate energy and so are used in sterilization procedures in the food industry or in hospital environments.

(Cesium Cs 137, NCI Thesaurus)

Subsequently, orally administered iodine 131 is taken up by NIS-expressing tumor cells, which may result in the selective accumulation of a cytotoxic dose of beta and gamma radiation in non-thyroidal tumor cells, sparing adjacent normal tissue.

(Ad5-CMV-NIS, NCI Thesaurus)