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    A radiation zone, or radiative region is a layer of a star's interior where energy is primarily transported toward the exterior by means of radiative diffusion...
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    the lack of human activity in the Exclusion Zone and is despite the radiation. The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was the site of fighting between Russian and...
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  • Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from the solar wind, that are captured by and held around a...
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    transported by convection in such a region. In a radiation zone, energy is transported by radiation and conduction. Stellar convection consists of mass...
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    particle radiation consists of particles of non-zero rest energy, such as alpha radiation (α), beta radiation (β), proton radiation and neutron radiation acoustic...
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    electrons in the solar radiative zone (the zone within 75% of the solar radius, where heat transfer is by radiation) sets the photon diffusion time scale...
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    Radiation therapy or radiotherapy (RT, RTx, or XRT) is a treatment using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of cancer therapy to either kill...
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    particles (mostly protons and electrons) to form showers of ionizing radiation that precede the CME. When a CME impacts the Earth's magnetosphere, it...
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    region of the volume of a star, lying above the stellar core, radiation zone and convection zone. The stellar atmosphere is divided into several regions of...
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    The AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) is a tactical, air-to-surface anti-radiation missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions...
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