X irradiation

English

Noun

X irradiation (countable and uncountable, plural X irradiations)

1. Alternative form of X-irradiation
   • 1953, W. M. Davis, A. K. Davis, W. Lee, E.L. Alpen, Combined Effects of Total Body X Irradiation and Radiant Energy Thermal Burns: I. Study of Blood Coagulation:

     The effects of high intensity radiant energy thermal burns, total body X irradiation, and of combinations of thermal burns and total body X irradiation upon the blood coagulation mechanism has been investigated in rats.

   • 1954, C. Entenman, Effects of X Irradiation on Lipid Metabolism:

     Biochemical effects following X irradiation were investigated in an effort to detect early signs which are indicative of injury or are of prognostic value.

   • 2012, George M. Hahn, Hyperthermia and Cancer, page 161:

     Finally, the data mentioned so far have said very little about the possibility of using heat and X irradiation as independent modalities.