How to Use radiological in a Sentence

radiological

adjective
  • But the fact that the radiological materials could be stolen is a bad sign.
    — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 17 July 2018
  • It was was sprayed to kill any wasps that might have been inside of it and then bagged as radiological waste but no wasps were found, the report said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The watchdog said there has been no evidence of any radiological impact.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The media office said there were no injuries and no impact on radiological safety levels.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
  • The Russian navy launches a huge new special-mission sub armed with a radiological doomsday weapon.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • More hidden, and more costly to Ukraine, was the process of radiological containment.
    — Adriana Petryna, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2022
  • This survey can then be used a baseline in case a nuclear or radiological incident occurs.
    — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Shelters were stocked with food and water, medicine, and, of course, radiological survey instruments.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The radiological team charged with looking for both radiation and radon has concluded.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Not surprisingly, word of the radiological batch releases raised alarm in some quarters.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Allen, who is helming the project, said the boat’s ability to tackle radiological emergencies helped make the project possible.
    — John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Most of the radiological particulate contamination these days is in the form of dust.
    — Robert Maxwell, National Geographic, 28 Apr. 2016
  • After excavation, radiological scans of the sidewall and floor soils will be conducted either at the site or after it is removed.
    — J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2018
  • On top of that, there’s a robust launch safety protocol already established for any radiological object.
    — Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Elsewhere in such a forest, trees might be devoted to reggaetón music, or to code that runs Web sites for comic-book fans, or to radiological images of tumors in lungs.
    — Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The Japanese government has said that the water can be treated to reduce radiological content to safe levels.
    — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
  • The study also aims to establish new benchmarks for radiological safety and risk management in commercial shipping.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The area of radiological contamination is a parcel on the western edge of the site known as Area IV, where the meltdown occurred.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
  • No matter who, if anyone, might be seeking the radiological material, getting those elements out of the equation decreases the risk.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Only one door can be open at a time to keep potential radiological contaminants trapped within PF-4.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
  • But visions of dirty bombs and radiological terrorism obscured the fact that the threat from radiological weapons was not limited to terrorist groups.
    — William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Participants were at risk for developing knee OA but had no knee pain or radiological signs of knee OA when the study began.
    — Christina Manian, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The agency will inspect thousands more shelters over the course of the year, and change the filters fitted in existing shelters to protect against chemical and radiological weapons, the agency added.
    — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
  • These are now being processed and studied to assess their key physical, chemical, and radiological properties.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The shelling of a building on the premises led to a fire, triggering widespread fear that any significant damage could precipitate a radiological disaster.
    — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022
  • But the absence of radiological signature shouldn’t be taken as an indication of failure or success of the military action, Higley added.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2025
  • But what happens to the time and money that patients and providers used to spend traveling to doctors’ offices, or to the technicians whose training is no longer necessary to interpret radiological images?
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The rise and demise of radiological weapons The circumstances differed, but none of these efforts led to the mass production or deployment of radiological weapons.
    — William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Health Hazards While encased in their sabots, studies have shown DU shells don’t pose a significant radiological hazard to those that handle them.
    — Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In Kelly’s second case, he was charged with four counts of unlawful use of an infectious biological substance or radiological agent, a Class 2 felony.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024

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