radiobiˈology
Also with hyphen.
[f. radio- 2, 3 + biology.]
The branch of biology concerned with the effects on living organisms of radiation and radioactivity, and with the application in biology of radiological techniques.
| 1919 Med. Sci. Abstr. & Rev. I. 358 In radio-biology, when we wish to show the selective action of X-rays we usually choose, as an example, one of the glands of external secretion. 1935 Discovery Aug. 225/1 A Congress of Radiobiology was held..last year in Venice. 1955 Times 18 Aug. 6/1 The organization that he thought necessary would consist of experts in radiophysics and radiobiology, including radio⁓genetics, and would be empowered to promote essential research in its field and to organize continuous general supervision of the radiation level of the world. 1962 Lancet 26 May 1106/2 The subjects cover almost every aspect of radiobiology, from radiation chemistry to straightforward radiotherapy. 1972 Physics Bull. Mar. 147/1 Typical of the radiobiology experiments is one carried out by a team at the Ames Laboratory of NASA in which some 56 pocket mice..were irradiated by the 250 MeV/nucleon nitrogen ion beam. |
Hence ˌradiobioˈlogic (chiefly U.S.), -ˈlogical adjs., of or pertaining to radiobiology; ˌradiobioˈlogically adv.; radiobiˈologist.
| 1929 Radiology XII. 454/2 (heading) Radio-biologic investigations on eggs of Ascaris. 1931 Gen. Electr. Rev. XXXIV. 98 (heading) Instruments for radiometric and radio-biological investigations at the Desert Sanatorium and Institute of Research, Tucson, Arizona. 1945 C. W. Wilson Radium Therapy iii. 81 Innumerable radio-biological experiments and clinical studies have shown that..a number of purely physical factors influence the biological effects produced by high-voltage radiation. 1946 Nature 2 Nov. 601/2 Radiobiologists should be grateful for accurate data such as these. 1955 Times 18 Aug. 6/1 The problem of extending the present international standards of radiobiological protection from the occupational workers..was discussed. 1956 Proc. Internat. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy XI. 3/1 It is our belief that, if we take sufficient care radiobiologically to look after mankind..the rest of nature will take care of itself. 1961 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. XCV. 828 (heading) Radio⁓biologic observations on human hemic cells in vivo and in vitro. 1971 New Scientist 8 Apr. 108/2 Even if radiobiologists could quantify the deaths and deformations caused by radiation, planners and government consultants feel that these numbers then need to be translated into economic terms. 1976 Nature 22 Jan. 209/1 Among the many important radiobiological findings recently summarised are the following: the mutation rate depends on sex, on the type of germ cell irradiated, on radiation quality (X rays, neutrons), [etc.]. 1977 Lancet 20 Aug. 411/1 Complete recovery of thyroid function after prolonged 125I-induced hypothyroidism can be explained radiobiologically. |