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n. (context physics chemistry English) harmful changes in the properties of materials caused by interactions with ionizing radiation.
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This article deals with Radiation damage due to ionizing radiation on physical objects.
Usage examples of "radiation damage".
He suspected he was going to lose his balls anyway, might as well be to some more or less painless radiation damage.
The radiation damage raging through my cells was getting beyond the power of the drugs to do anything about it.
By the same token, since little was known about the natural ability of biological systems to repair radiation damage, it was assumed that the effects would accrue cumulatively with dose—.
Otherwise the ship was running okay, some radiation damage here and there.
Bashir is busy with the injured crew of the Ceres, but include his report on the radiation damage in your assessment of the storm.
Starpower 1's high-gain antenna had been knocked out by radiation damage and she'd had to use the backup laser comm system.
Most of the Osvalds used embodiment software to simulate hypothetical vacuum-adapted fleshers, complete with airtight, thermally insulating hides, infrared communication, variably adhesive palms and soles, and simulated repair of simulated radiation damage.
Why, just what's been learned out there about repairing radiation damage should have each soul of the millions that crater dust has blown across, down on his knees in thanks.
I felt just fine, but after my earlier experiences with radiation damage caused by temporal reimmersion, I thought it best not to argue with them.
Beyond a certain point, no biotechnology would compensate for cumulative radiation damage.