beta radiation

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beta radiation - radiation of beta particles during radioactive decaybeta ray, electron radiationionizing radiation - high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passescorpuscular radiation, particulate radiation - a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)

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Beta Radiation

the flow of electrons or positrons (beta particles) that are emitted during the beta decay of radioactive isotopes.

Effect on the organism. Beta radiation leads to the development of all the signs of radiation poisoning, even to the destruction of cells, tissues, or the entire organism. The effect of beta radiation is similar to the biological effect of ionizing radiations of other types. External irradiation of an organism by beta radiation affects only the surface tissues, since the penetrating power of beta particles does not exceed several millimeters. When ⁴⁵Ca, ⁹⁹Sr, and other beta-radioactive isotopes enter the organism, the nature of the radiation damage depends both on their distribution in the organs and tissues and on their half-life. The relative biological effectiveness of beta radiation is close to 1.

beta radiation

be·ta ra·di·a·tion

radiant energy from a source of beta rays.

radiation

The combined processes of emission, transmission and absorption of highly energetic waves and particles on the electromagnetic spectrum treatment to kill cancer cells. See Acute radiation injury, Alpha radiation, Background radiation, Chemoradiation, Coherent radiation, Corpuscular radiation, Definitive radiation, Electromagnetic radiation, External radiation, Gamma radiation, Grenz radiation, Implant radiation, Internal radiation, Ionizing radiation, Non-ionizing radiation, Remnant radiation, Scattered radiation, Synchrotron radiation, Total body irradiation Clinical practice The direct, band-like extension of a sensation, in particular of pain, from a point of origin to another region of the body. Cf Referred pain Oncology The administration of ionizing radiation to kill malignant tumor cells. See Radiation fibrosis, Radiation therapy. Radiation
Alpha radiation 2 protons and 2 neutrons, eg plutonium, radon; α radiation travels 15 cm in air and is stopped by a piece of paper; proven role in soft tissue malignancy–see Radium Dial company, relationship with epithelial malignancy is uncertain; it is present in cigarette smoke and may have an additive effect to the known carcinogenic effect of tar; emitted by radium, thorium, uranium. Beta radiation Electrons, eg strontium-90, tritium–3H; β radiation travels at the speed of light, is stopped by wood and thin metals and is carcinogenic to skin Gamma radiation Gamma photon A quantum of electromagnetic radiation of ≤ 1 nm, which is generated by unstable nuclei eg 60Co; γ radiation is stopped by several feet of heavy concrete or 10-40 cm of lead and is linked to cancer, inducing mutations at the glycophorin A locus in survivors of atomic blasts; 183/105 excess deaths in survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts, with a 13-fold ↑ in non-lymphocytic leukemia–peaking at 6 yrs post-blast, thyroid nodules and tumors–peaking at 15-20 years post-blast and multiple myeloma 6-fold ↑–peaking 30 yrs post-blast

Beta radiation

Streams of electrons emitted by beta emitters like carbon-14 and radium.Mentioned in: Pinguecula and Pterygium

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noun radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay

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