radiogenic
adjective
ra·dio·gen·ic
ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈje-nik 
: produced by or determined from radioactivity
radiogenic isotopes
radiogenic tumors
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The government established that 19 different cancers can be associated with high-dose exposure to radiation, or radiogenic.
Through RECA, people who have had, or are related to people who have had, radiogenic cancers and can tie it to nuclear testing can apply for lump sums of money.
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Maria Elena Salinas, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
Partial radiogenic heat model for Earth revealed by geoneutrino measurements.
—Joseph Castro, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2011
Mojzsis says another big unknown is planet formation, a complicated process that can lead to variations in a world’s reservoirs of radiogenic elements and internal heat.
—Marcus Woo, Scientific American, 17 Nov. 2020
In the early years of the energy employees’ compensation program, more than a dozen workers, like Somerville, tested positive for beryllium sensitization and later developed the full-blown disease and radiogenic cancers, Pompa said.
—Yamil Berard, star-telegram, 12 Dec. 2015
The fate of high-angle dipping slabs in the subduction factory: an integrated trace element and radiogenic isotope (U, Th, Sr, Nd, Pb) study of Stromboli Volcano, Aeolian Arc, Italy.
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2010
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Maria Elena Salinas, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
Partial radiogenic heat model for Earth revealed by geoneutrino measurements.
—Joseph Castro, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2011
Mojzsis says another big unknown is planet formation, a complicated process that can lead to variations in a world’s reservoirs of radiogenic elements and internal heat.
—Marcus Woo, Scientific American, 17 Nov. 2020
In the early years of the energy employees’ compensation program, more than a dozen workers, like Somerville, tested positive for beryllium sensitization and later developed the full-blown disease and radiogenic cancers, Pompa said.
—Yamil Berard, star-telegram, 12 Dec. 2015
The fate of high-angle dipping slabs in the subduction factory: an integrated trace element and radiogenic isotope (U, Th, Sr, Nd, Pb) study of Stromboli Volcano, Aeolian Arc, Italy.
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2010
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radiogenic
adjective
ra·dio·gen·ic
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈjen-ik
: produced or caused by radioactivity
radiogenic isotopes
radiogenic cancer
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