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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.
Most general definition is that radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through some material or through space. Light, heat and sound are types of radiation. This is very general definition, the kind of radiation discussed in this article is called ionizing radiation. Most people connect the term radiation only with ionizing radiation, but it is not correct. Radiation is all around us.