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Collocations for radiation - noun

ADJECTIVE

background
low-level
damaging, harmful
electromagnetic, gravitational, microwave, nuclear, thermal
gamma, infrared, ultraviolet (abbreviated to UV)
UVA, UVB
cosmic, solar
fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation

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… OF RADIATION

dose
Patients receive high doses of radiation during cancer treatment.

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VERB + radiation

emit, give off
absorb
The ozone layer absorbs solar radiation.
block, protect from, reflect
Ozone protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
detect, measure, monitor
expose sb to
Nuclear testing has exposed millions of people to radiation.

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radiation + VERB

leak, leak out
radiation leaking from nuclear power stations

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radiation + NOUN

sickness
dose, level
leak, leakage (esp. AmE)
the threat of radiation leaks
exposure
source
detector
therapy, treatment

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PREPOSITION

radiation from
radiation from computer screens

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PHRASES

levels of radiation
The counter showed high levels of radiation.

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