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Radiation vs. Irradiation

The emission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or in the form of subatomic particles that have high energy ratio and result in the ionization process have the definition of radiation. The process through which different objects that encounter the moving particles and result in ionization process get exposed to the radiation have the definition of irradiation.

Key Differences

Radiation does not have one specific meaning and get used to different terms and phenomenon that deal with energy and release. On the other hand, irradiation only deals with one function as explained above.
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Jun 10, 2017
The emission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or in the form of subatomic particles that have high energy ratio and result in the ionization process have the definition of radiation. The process through which different objects that encounter the moving particles and cause ionization process get exposed to the radiation have the definition of irradiation.
Radiation helps to explain the number of photons that get emitted by one source or the other and has a different explanation of generating photons. On the other hand, radiation that falls on the surface gets calculated through the process of irradiation.
When the process of radiation occurs the total energy of the system starts to decrease since the system releases photons. On the other hand, when the process of irradiation occurs the total energy of the system starts increasing as it adds energy to the body.

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The emission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or in the form of subatomic particles that have high energy ratio and result in the ionization process.
The process through which different objects that encounter the moving particles and result in ionization process get exposed to the radiation.

Explanation

Explains the number of photons that get emitted by one source.
Radiation that falls on the surface gets calculated.
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The total energy of the system starts to decrease.
The total energy of the system starts increasing

Radiation and Irradiation Definitions

Radiation

The act or process of radiating
The radiation of heat and light from a fire.

Irradiation

The act of exposing or the condition of being exposed to radiation.

Radiation

Emission or propagation of energy in the form of waves or particles.

Irradiation

The use or application of ionizing radiation, especially in medical treatment and for the sterilization or preservation of food.

Radiation

Energy radiated or transmitted in the form of waves or particles.
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Irradiation

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

Radiation

A stream of particles or electromagnetic waves emitted by the atoms and molecules of a radioactive substance as a result of nuclear decay.

Irradiation

(obsolete) illumination; irradiance; brilliance.

Radiation

The act of exposing or the condition of being exposed to such energy.

Irradiation

Mental light or illumination.

Radiation

The application of such energy, as in medical treatment.
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Irradiation

(obsolete) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, especially when a little out of focus.

Radiation

(Anatomy) Radial arrangement of parts, as of a group of nerve fibers connecting different areas of the brain.

Irradiation

(uncountable) a process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents. Category:en:Radioactivity

Radiation

Adaptive radiation

Irradiation

Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated; as, irradiation of foods with X-rays can preserve their freshness by killing the bacteria that cause spoilage .

Radiation

The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
Heat radiation

Irradiation

Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy.

Radiation

The process of radiating waves or particles.

Irradiation

Fig.: Mental light or illumination.

Radiation

The transfer of energy via radiation.

Irradiation

The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.

Radiation

Radioactive energy.

Irradiation

The condition of being exposed to radiation

Radiation

A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.

Irradiation

A column of light (as from a beacon)

Radiation

The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.

Irradiation

(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

Radiation

The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.

Irradiation

The apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background

Radiation

Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles

Irradiation

(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus

Radiation

The act of spreading outward from a central source

Irradiation

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance

Radiation

Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours;
He was suffering from radiation

Radiation

The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

Radiation

The spread of a group of organisms into new habitats

Radiation

A radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain

Radiation

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance

Radiation

The emission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or in the form of subatomic particles that have high energy ratio and result in the ionization process have the definition of radiation. The introduction can start from different sources, including appropriate sources. Most often the term alludes to ionizing radiation, and to a level of radiation that will fill a definite need, as opposed to radiation presentation to normal levels of foundation radiation. The term illumination often prohibits the introduction to non-ionizing radiation, for example, infrared, unmistakable light, microwaves from mobile phones or electromagnetic waves discharged by radio and TV beneficiaries and power supplies. Sustenance illumination is today’s sanitization. In the mid-1900s, purification wiped out widespread drain bore ailments, for example, typhoid fever, red fever, and diphtheria, yet a few people were worried about its consequences for waste quality and clean conditions in dairy preparing. Today, nourishment light can fundamentally diminish the sustenance borne ailments of our age, including Escherichia coli and Salmonella. However, doubts have emerged the same number of individuals ponder what the innovation includes and whether it will adversely impact the quality and wellbeing of their sustenance. If managed at suitable levels, all types of ionizing radiation can disinfect objects, including therapeutic instruments, disposables, for example, syringes, and sanitize nourishment.

Irradiation

The process through which different objects that encounter the moving particles and result in ionization process get exposed to the radiation have the definition of irradiation. While getting a charge out of and relying upon it, we control our presentation to it. Beyond light radiation from the sun are higher-vitality sorts of radiation which are utilized as a part of pharmaceutical and which we get in low dosages from space, from the air, and from the earth and rocks. Collectively we can allude to these sorts of radiation as ionizing radiation. It can make harm matter, especially living tissue. At abnormal state, it is in this way risk, so it is important to control our exposure. While we can’t feel this radiation, it is promptly distinguished and measured, and introduction can without much of a stretch get monitored. Living things have developed in a situation which has massive levels of ionizing radiation. Furthermore, many individuals owe their lives, and well-being to such radiation delivered falsely. Restorative and dental X-beams observe concealed issues. Different sorts of ionizing radiation are utilized to analyze infirmities, and a few people are treated with radiation to cure the malady. Radiation gets regularly arranged as either ionizing or non-ionizing relying upon the vitality of the transmitted particles. Ionizing radiation conveys more than 10 eV, which is sufficient to ionize iotas and particles and break concoction bonds. It becomes an essential refinement because of the huge contrast in destructiveness to living life forms.

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