characteristic of inheres in inheres_in inheres in participates in participates_in participates in continuant continuant radiation physical quality radiation quality Radiation quality is often expressed in terms of the linear energy transfer of the ionising particles that deliver the absorbed dose, but this is an over simplification. PATO:0001739 A quality of radiation that reflects the fluence spectrum of charged and neutral particles within the material or medium where dose is being deposited. quality