Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be affected by radioactivity: To have radioactive particles or energy penetrate and contaminate the body or an object, often resulting in harmful biological effects.
   • To be irradiated: To be exposed to and absorb ionizing radiation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các công nhân có nguy cơ nhiễm xạ cao. (The workers are at high risk of being affected by radioactivity.)
  • Khu vực này đã bị nhiễm xạ sau sự cố nhà máy. (This area was contaminated by radiation after the plant incident.)
  • Bệnh nhân có thể nhiễm xạ từ liệu pháp điều trị. (The patient may be irradiated from the therapy treatment.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhiễm xạ toàn thân": whole-body irradiation.
  • Nạn nhân phải chịu nhiễm xạ toàn thân. (The victim suffered whole-body irradiation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhiễm phóng xạ (v): This is a near-synonymous phrase also meaning to be contaminated by radioactive substances.

  • Đất bị nhiễm phóng xạ nặng. (The soil is heavily contaminated with radioactivity.)

• Phơi nhiễm phóng xạ (v): to be exposed to radiation (often emphasizing the act of exposure itself).

  • Họ bị phơi nhiễm phóng xạ khi làm việc. (They were exposed to radiation while working.)

Synonyms

• To be contaminated (by radiation): To be impure or unsafe due to radioactive material.
• To be irradiated: To be exposed to radiation.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Chất nhiễm xạ / vật liệu nhiễm xạ: Radioactive contaminated substance/material.

  • Xử lý chất nhiễm xạ rất phức tạp. (Handling radioactive contaminated material is very complex.)

• Nhiễm xạ nội bộ: Internal contamination/irradiation (from ingested or inhaled radioactive material).

  • Nhiễm xạ nội bộ nguy hiểm hơn. (Internal contamination is more dangerous.)

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