background radiation meaning
Noun: background radiation
- Radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
Derived forms: background radiations
Type of: background, background signal
Encyclopedia: Background radiation
[Defence]
(*) Nuclear (or ionizing) radiations arising from within the body and from the surroundings to which individuals are always exposed.
[Electronics]
Nuclear radiation from materials in the environment. Also see BACKGROUND COUNT.
[Medicine]
Radiation from sources other than the source of interest. It is due to cosmic rays and natural radioactivity in the environment.
Examples
More: Next- the unwanted radiation is referred to as background radiation.
- "for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation
- celestial thermal background radiation
- extragalactic background radiation
- background radiation intensity
