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X-RADIATION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacology
- Non-Surgical Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chronotherapy
1, record 1, English, chronotherapy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the most important and practical applications of the emerging understanding of the role of cycles in biology is the treatment of diseases. The abnormalities associated with virtually every disease - from allergy, arthritis and asthma to cardiovascular disease and cancer - are themselves organized cyclically and, in particular, along circadian lines. The treatment of such illnesses according to daily rhythms is commonly referred to as chronotherapy. ... A growing body of evidence suggests that therapy could be improved and toxicity reduced by administering drugs at carefully selected times of day. 2, record 1, English, - chronotherapy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chronotherapy offers a new perspective for the non-surgical treatment of breast carcinomata since it takes into account any(synchronized) rhythmic changes in the neoplastic tissue(e. g. circadian on the one hand, and also rhythms in the host's tolerance of treatment, e. g. x-radiation, on the other. 3, record 1, English, - chronotherapy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Toward a chronotherapy of ovarian cancer with taxol. I : Basic background. 4, record 1, English, - chronotherapy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacologie
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chronothérapie
1, record 1, French, chronoth%C3%A9rapie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chronothérapeutique 2, record 1, French, chronoth%C3%A9rapeutique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traitement appliqué en fonction de la synchronisation du médicament et des rythmes de l'organisme. 2, record 1, French, - chronoth%C3%A9rapie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les recherches nouvelles] portent [...] sur la chronothérapie. Celle-ci peut avoir plusieurs objectifs: restaurer les rythmes biologiques altérés par la maladie (heure correcte d'administration du cortisol dans l'insuffisance corticosurrénalienne [...] par exemple); optimiser l'utilisation d'un médicament, c'est-à-dire augmenter les effets désirés et réduire les effets non désirés en jouant sur sa distribution temporelle. 3, record 1, French, - chronoth%C3%A9rapie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Conception d'une pompe programmable pour chronothérapie appliquée à la chimiothérapie. 4, record 1, French, - chronoth%C3%A9rapie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Farmacología
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cronoterapéutica
1, record 1, Spanish, cronoterap%C3%A9utica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cronoterapia 1, record 1, Spanish, cronoterapia
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- radioactivity
1, record 2, English, radioactivity
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A property of certain nuclides of spontaneously emitting particles or gamma-radiation or... X-radiation following orbital electron capture or [after] undergoing spontaneous fission. 2, record 2, English, - radioactivity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radioactivity: term standardized by ISO in 1997. 3, record 2, English, - radioactivity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- radioactivité
1, record 2, French, radioactivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propriété de certains nucléides d'émettre spontanément des particules ou un rayonnement gamma ou [...] un rayonnement X après capture électronique ou à la suite d'une fission spontanée. 2, record 2, French, - radioactivit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radioactivité : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997. 3, record 2, French, - radioactivit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física nuclear
- Física atómica
- Radiación electromagnética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- radiactividad
1, record 2, Spanish, radiactividad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- radioactividad 2, record 2, Spanish, radioactividad
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propiedad que presentan algunos nucleidos de desintegrarse espontáneamente. 3, record 2, Spanish, - radiactividad
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-07-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetism
- Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Radiobiology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- X-rays
1, record 3, English, X%2Drays
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- X-radiation 2, record 3, English, X%2Dradiation
correct, standardized
- roentgen rays 3, record 3, English, roentgen%20rays
correct, plural
- Röntgen rays 4, record 3, English, R%C3%B6ntgen%20rays
correct, plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A penetrating electromagnetic radiation other than annihilation radiation originating in the extranuclear part of the atom and having wavelengths much shorter than those of visible light. 5, record 3, English, - X%2Drays
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
X-radiation : term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 6, record 3, English, - X%2Drays
Record 3, Key term(s)
- X-ray
- roentgen ray
- röntgen ray
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Électromagnétisme
- Physique radiologique et applications
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Radiobiologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rayons X
1, record 3, French, rayons%20X
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rayonnement X 2, record 3, French, rayonnement%20X
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- rayons de Röntgen 3, record 3, French, rayons%20de%20R%C3%B6ntgen
correct, masculine noun, plural
- rayons de Rœntgen 4, record 3, French, rayons%20de%20R%26oelig%3Bntgen
correct, masculine noun, plural
- rayons Rœntgen 5, record 3, French, rayons%20R%26oelig%3Bntgen
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rayonnement électromagnétique pénétrant, autre que le rayonnement d'annihilation, prenant naissance dans la partie extranucléaire de l'atome et ayant des longueurs d'onde beaucoup plus courtes que celles de la lumière visible. 6, record 3, French, - rayons%20X
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rayonnement X : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997. 7, record 3, French, - rayons%20X
Record 3, Key term(s)
- rayon X
- rayon de Röntgen
- rayon Rœntgen
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electromagnetismo
- Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
- Radiografía (Medicina)
- Radiobiología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- rayos X
1, record 3, Spanish, rayos%20X
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- rayos roentgen 2, record 3, Spanish, rayos%20roentgen
correct, masculine noun, plural
- rayos Roentgen 3, record 3, Spanish, rayos%20Roentgen
correct, masculine noun, plural
- rayos Röntgen 4, record 3, Spanish, rayos%20R%C3%B6ntgen
correct, masculine noun, plural
- radiación X 5, record 3, Spanish, radiaci%C3%B3n%20X
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiaciones electromagnéticas cuya longitud de onda está comprendida entre 6 y 1000 pm, aproximadamente. 4, record 3, Spanish, - rayos%20X
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Analytical Chemistry
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lithium-drifted silicon detector
1, record 4, English, lithium%2Ddrifted%20silicon%20detector
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- lithium-drifted silicon X-ray detector 2, record 4, English, lithium%2Ddrifted%20silicon%20X%2Dray%20detector
correct
- Si(Li) detector 3, record 4, English, Si%28Li%29%20detector
correct
- Si(Li) X-ray detector 4, record 4, English, Si%28Li%29%20X%2Dray%20detector
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semiconductor detector of x-radiation, made of a silicon monocrystal, in which the effective layer has been produced by the lithium-drift process. 5, record 4, English, - lithium%2Ddrifted%20silicon%20detector
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Chimie analytique
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- détecteur silicium-lithium
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20silicium%2Dlithium
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- détecteur Si(Li) 2, record 4, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20Si%28Li%29
correct, masculine noun
- détecteur de silicium dopé au lithium 3, record 4, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20silicium%20dop%C3%A9%20au%20lithium
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-09-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- particle-induced X-ray emission analysis
1, record 5, English, particle%2Dinduced%20X%2Dray%20emission%20analysis
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- particle induced X-ray emission analysis 2, record 5, English, particle%20induced%20X%2Dray%20emission%20analysis
correct
- PIXE analysis 3, record 5, English, PIXE%20analysis
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An analysis based on the measurement of the energies and intensities of characteristic X-radiation emitted by a test portion during irradiation with charged particles other than electrons. 2, record 5, English, - particle%2Dinduced%20X%2Dray%20emission%20analysis
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chemical analysis of the regular aerosol samples has to be limited to automated multi-element and/or multi-component (e.g., sulfate ions) analyses. 1, record 5, English, - particle%2Dinduced%20X%2Dray%20emission%20analysis
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis will be used for the multi-element analyses, while ion chromatography is available for the analysis of the major ions. 2, record 5, English, - particle%2Dinduced%20X%2Dray%20emission%20analysis
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- analyse PIXE
1, record 5, French, analyse%20PIXE
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- technique PIXE 2, record 5, French, technique%20PIXE
correct, feminine noun
- analyse par rayons X induits par bombardement de particules 3, record 5, French, analyse%20par%20rayons%20X%20induits%20par%20bombardement%20de%20particules
correct, feminine noun
- fluorescence X induite par particules 1, record 5, French, fluorescence%20X%20induite%20par%20particules
correct, feminine noun
- analyse par activation aux particules chargées 2, record 5, French, analyse%20par%20activation%20aux%20particules%20charg%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
- analyse par émission X induite par particules chargées 4, record 5, French, analyse%20par%20%C3%A9mission%20X%20induite%20par%20particules%20charg%C3%A9es
feminine noun
- technique d'émission X induite par particules chargées 5, record 5, French, technique%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20X%20induite%20par%20particules%20charg%C3%A9es
feminine noun
- technique analytique PIXEA 6, record 5, French, technique%20analytique%20PIXEA
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En étudiant le spectre des photons X émis à l’aide d’un détecteur de type Si(Li), il pose les bases d’une méthode d’analyse multiélémentaire très sensible : la technique PIXE («Particle Induced X-ray Emission»); littéralement «émission X induite par particules chargées». [...] Aujourd’hui, cette technique d’analyse est devenue une méthode de base lorsqu’il s’agit de déterminer la présence d’une espèce chimique élémentaire (information en Z) indépendamment de toute influence de son environnement chimique. Elle fournit une information quantitative absolue en termes de masse par centimètre carré d’échantillon et permet l’analyse de traces en routine dans de nombreux domaines d’applications : sciences de la vie et environnement, caractérisation physico-chimique des matériaux, archéométrie... 2, record 5, French, - analyse%20PIXE
Record 5, Key term(s)
- technique P.I.X.E.
- analyse P.I.X.E.
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-11-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Security
- Protection of Property
- Protection of Life
- Security Devices
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- package search system
1, record 6, English, package%20search%20system
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most familiar package search system is used in airport security to inspect baggage using a pulsed X-radiation source. 1, record 6, English, - package%20search%20system
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
- Sécurité des biens
- Sécurité des personnes
- Dispositifs de sécurité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système de fouille de colis
1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20fouille%20de%20colis
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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