Background Radiation
"Background Radiation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Radiation from sources other than the source of interest. It is due to cosmic rays and natural radioactivity in the environment.
Descriptor ID |
D001417
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MeSH Number(s) |
G01.750.750.115
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Concept/Terms |
Background Radiation- Background Radiation
- Radiation, Natural
- Natural Radiations
- Radiations, Natural
- Natural Radiation
- Radiation, Background
- Background Radiations
- Radiations, Background
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