X-irradiˈation
[f. X rays + irradiation.]
a. Irradiation with X-rays. b. X-rays, X-radiation.
| 1956 Nature 11 Feb. 287/1 A visible coloration is produced upon X-irradiation of the above silver-free base glass. 1962 O. Hockwin in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism Rel. Cataract 422 The application of a high dose of X-irradiation causes changes of lens metabolism immediately after the end of irradiation. 1964 G. H. Haggis et al. Introd. Molecular Biol. vii. 196 Chromosome breaks induced during leptotene by X-irradiation should..show up later as injuries to both daughter chromatids. 1976 Internat. Jrnl. Radiation Biol. XXIX. 367 X-irradiation..was delivered on four abdominal fields over 15 days. |
Hence X-iˈrradiate v. trans., to irradiate with X-rays; X-iˈrradiated ppl. a.
| 1958 Jrnl. Compar. & Physiol. Psychol. LI. 178 (heading) Maze learning in pre- and neonatally X-irradiated rats. 1971 Nature 9 Apr. 367/1 The solution was to X-irradiate the haploid sperms of one species. 1978 Jrnl. Exper. Med. CXLVIII. 15 Labeling studies in animals X-irradiated with hind-limb shielding gave a Kupffer cell labeling index of 5–10% of the normal values. 1980 Photochem. & Photobiol. XXXII. 183 With both treatment regimens, tumor susceptibility could be transferred to X-irradiated recipients with lymphoid cells. |