irradiazione

irradiation, radiation

noun eer-rah-dyah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Also means

irradiation (food treatment)

Usage Note

Irradiazione covers both the emission or exposure to electromagnetic radiation in physics and medicine, and the commercial process of treating food with radiation to extend shelf life. In oncology irradiazione is synonymous with radioterapia. Note that irraggiamento is the more common physics term for radiation intensity.

Examples

"L'irradiazione del tumore ha richiesto sei settimane."

Natural Translation

The irradiation of the tumour required six weeks.

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