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What happens in The Incredible Hulk Dr. Bruce Banner (Norton), with the help of his scientist love interest Dr. Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) submits himself to an experiment involving gamma radiation.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
In the comics, Betty is killed by the gamma radiation that comes from the blood of Bruce Banner.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
High doses of gamma radiation can trigger symptoms like nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, hair loss, and even death.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Shorter wavelength energy includes ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma radiation, while longer wavelength energy includes infrared and radio waves.
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Michael J. Murdoch, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
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“Gamma radiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamma%20radiation. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
gamma radiation
noun
: radiation made up of gamma rays
Medical Definition
gamma radiation
noun
: radiation that is composed of gamma rays and is used in cancer radiotherapy
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