Definition of radiology
1 : a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy (such as X-rays) or radioactive material in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
2 : the science of radioactive substances and high-energy radiations
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Experts performed genetic, radiology and chemical-toxicology analysis on three of the brains as well as chemical analysis of the soil.
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Travis and Aaron Hankins grew up in Columbus, Indiana, with a single mother who worked in the radiology department at a local hospital.
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The Sallie Mae dental and medical school loan applies to students in 14 different areas, including radiology, sports medicine and veterinary medicine.
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A few years ago, the former radiology technician got sick and lost her job, and then her house.
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NG: If any of you have friends or children in medical school—AI is getting much better at reading radiology images, frankly.
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The bride's father, a radiologist, is the chairman of radiology in the diagnostic imaging department at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover.
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Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin will open on Monday part of a state-of-the-art interventional radiology lab to help patients facing a variety of cancers, hypertension, vascular and liver conditions, plus other maladies.
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Both Slavens and Sichlau said the hospital has seen a dramatic increase in patients seeking treatment with interventional radiology.
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First Known Use of radiology
1900
RADIOLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
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medical : a branch of medicine that uses some forms of radiation (such as X-rays) to diagnose and treat diseases
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radiologies
1: the science of radioactive substances and high-energy radiations
2: a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy (as X-rays or ultrasound) in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
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