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MeSH Heading: Radioactive Hazard Release
Tree Number(s): N06.850.135.848
Unique ID: D018788
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018788
Annotation: for release resulting in disaster, coordinate with DISASTERS; for deliberate release of radioactive material, coordinate RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE with TERRORISM; specify geographic location; note entry term ACCIDENTS, RADIATION: do not index here for radiation injuries during radiotherapy or radiodiagnosis: index under specific radiotherapy or radiodiagnosis heading + RADIATION INJURIES
Scope Note: Uncontrolled release of radioactive material from its containment. This either threatens to, or does, cause exposure to a radioactive hazard. Such an incident may occur accidentally or deliberately.
Entry Term(s): Accident, Radiation; Accidents, Nuclear; Accidents, Nuclear Reactor; Accidents, Radiation; Nuclear Accidents; Nuclear Reactor Accidents; Radiation Accident; Radiation Accidents
NLM Classification #: WN 615
Previous Indexing: Accidents (1967-1994); Nuclear Reactors (1967-1994); Radiation Injuries (1966-1994)
See Also: Radiation Injuries
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see Accidents, Radiation 1995-2008
History Note: 2009(1995)
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/30
Revision Date: 2013/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

mortality (MO)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0028129
Scope Note: Accidental dispersal of radioactive materials from a radiation source. Accidents at nuclear reactors can involve large groups of the population from dispersion of radioactivity into the environment and through fallout or a few individuals with high injurious doses.
Terms: Accidents, Radiation Preferred Term
Term UI T055965
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Accident, Radiation
Term UI T055962
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Radiation Accident
Term UI T055963
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Radiation Accidents
Term UI T055964
Date03/10/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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