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irradiation

[ih-rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ɪˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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Researchers are using controlled, low-dose gamma irradiation on plant tissues to induce stable genetic mutations.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

In south India, there is exactly one irradiation center, in Bengaluru, creating a bottleneck every spring.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

He even visited a nuclear research facility in India to learn more about the irradiation process.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The researchers also suggest that similar high-energy irradiation processes may explain how diamonds form naturally in meteorites or uranium-rich rocks.

From Science Daily Oct. 29, 2025

First direct irradiation of a patient, November 20, 1939.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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