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CHAMP RAYONNEMENTS [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2011-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Radiation Protection
- Radioactive Contamination
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radiation field
1, record 1, English, radiation%20field
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- radiated field 2, record 1, English, radiated%20field
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The region through which energy is radiated. 3, record 1, English, - radiation%20field
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[below ground vault]. Sand could be used as the backfill material between layers of waste packages. It has several functions: to reduce radiation fields, to reduce the risk of fire, to stabilize the waste packages and to provide a permeable matrix through which any infiltrating water may flow out of the repository. 4, record 1, English, - radiation%20field
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It could be the surface of the skin or the volume of a region in the body which is irradiated. 5, record 1, English, - radiation%20field
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
field: Qualitatively: a region in which a physical force is operative. Quantitatively: the description of the way in which energy, momentum, etc., are carried in such a field. 6, record 1, English, - radiation%20field
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Radioprotection
- Pollution par radioactivité
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- champ de rayonnement
1, record 1, French, champ%20de%20rayonnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- champ de rayonnements 2, record 1, French, champ%20de%20rayonnements
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface (par exemple la peau) ou volume (par exemple une partie du corps) qui est irradié par un faisceau. 3, record 1, French, - champ%20de%20rayonnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación electromagnética
- Protección contra la radiación
- Contaminación por radioactividad
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- campo de radiación
1, record 1, Spanish, campo%20de%20radiaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- campo de radiaciones 2, record 1, Spanish, campo%20de%20radiaciones
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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