x-radiation

/ˌeks-ˌrā-dē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce x-radiation (audio)/ (ame, mw)

x-radiation — 名詞

1. the act or condition of receiving X-rays, especially during scans or other imagi

1.名詞C1
釋義

X光照射

受到X光照到

the act or condition of receiving X-rays, especially during scans or other imaging work

例句

Theo wore a lead apron to limit x-radiation during the dental scan.

Theo 在牙科掃描時穿上鉛圍裙,以減少 X光照射。

limit x-radiation during a scan

Airport workers track their x-radiation exposure with badges on their uniforms.

機場工作人員會用制服上的識別章追蹤自己的 X光照射量。

collocation: x-radiation exposure

同義詞
  • X-ray exposure

    plain medical phrase for being exposed to X-rays

  • irradiation

    more technical term for exposure to radiation, not only X-rays

文法句型

exposure to x-radiation

receive x-radiation during a scan

limit x-radiation with shielding

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. This sense focuses on a person, object, or area being subjected to X-rays, often in discussions of dosage, shielding, or safety risk. Distinguish it from sense 2, which names the rays themselves rather than the exposure event.

2. the X-rays themselves, treated as a form of radiation used for imaging or measur

2.名詞C1
釋義

X射線

由X光構成的射線

the X-rays themselves, treated as a form of radiation used for imaging or measurement

例句

The machine produces x-radiation that passes through soft tissue more easily.

這台機器會產生 X射線,而它能較容易穿過軟組織。

x-radiation passes through soft tissue

Dense bone blocks more x-radiation, so it appears white on the image.

緻密的骨頭會阻擋更多 X射線,所以影像上會顯得較白。

bone blocks x-radiation in imaging

同義詞
  • X-rays

    the everyday term for the rays themselves

  • radiant energy

    broader physics term for energy carried as radiation

文法句型

emit x-radiation

measure x-radiation

absorb x-radiation with shielding

用法筆記

Also uncountable. This sense is used when writers are talking about the physical beam or energy itself, especially in technical descriptions of how an imaging device works. Unlike sense 1, it does not focus on a patient or object undergoing the exposure.