Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
• 26. - Biological 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.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • radiation biology
  • radiobiology

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• Exclusion(s)

  • biological and physical sciences(30.0101)
  • biology(26.0101)
  • diagnostic radiology - residency(61.2601)
  • medical radiation technologist(51.0911)
  • photobiology(26.0208)