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Radiation. radiation. (Science: radiobiology) propagation of energy through space. In the context of this report, it is electromagnetic radiation (x-rays or gamma rays) or corpuscular radiation (alpha particles, electrons, protons, neutrons) capable of producing ionisation.adiation. radiation. (Science: radiobiology) propagation of energy through space. In the context of this report, it is electromagnetic radiation (x-rays or gamma rays) or corpuscular radiation (alpha particles, electrons, protons, neutrons) capable of producing ionisation.
The term radiation could also be used to talk about a form of radiation that takes the form of particles. This particulate radiation might be alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons or the like. There are some other ways the term radiation could be applied.