Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 6 - Biological, Biomedical and Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
• 61 - Biology and Biomedical Sciences
• 26.02 - Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology

26.0209 - Radiation Biology/Radiobiology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the effects of radiation on organisms and biological systems. These programs include courses in particle physics, ionization, and biophysics of radiation perturbations, cellular and organismic repair systems, genetic and pathological effects of radiation, and the measurement of radiation dosages.

• Example Program Names:

  • Radiation biology
  • Radiobiology

• Exclusion

  • Biology(26.0101)
  • Photobiology(26.0208)
  • Radiology technologist(51.0911)
  • Diagnostic radiology-residency(60.0215)