Definition of Beta radiation

1. Noun. Radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay.


Definition of Beta radiation

1. Noun. (physics) The radiation of beta particles as a result of radioactive decay ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Beta radiation

1. Radiant energy from a source of beta rays. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta Radiation

beta emitter
beta emitters
beta endorphin
beta error
beta errors
beta fibres
beta globulin
beta granule
beta hcg
beta interferon
beta iron
beta limit
beta particle
beta particles
beta pleated sheet
beta radiation (current term)
beta ray
beta reader
beta readers
beta receptor
beta reduce
beta reduced
beta reduces
beta reducing
beta reduction
beta reductions
beta rhythm
beta sheet
beta sheets
beta software

Literary usage of Beta radiation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Beta particles are not'highly penetrating, and the highest-energy beta radiation can be stopped by a few centimeters of plastic or aluminum. ..."

2. The Principles of Physics and Biology of Radiation Therapy by Bernhard Kroenig, Walter Friedrich (1922)
"Though in radiation therapy a .great deal of importance has so far not been attributed to the beta radiation because it is very readily absorbed, ..."

3. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Frederic Solomon (1986)
"Contributions from external beta emitters are not estimated because of the limited penetration ability of beta radiation, but there is the possibility that ..."

4. The Health Consequences of Smoking: Cancer and Chronic Lung Disease in the by DIANE Publishing Company (1985)
"These experiments have used x-ray or alpha or beta radiation. ... An experiment using CSC and beta radiation from ^Sr on mouse skin (400 mice) was reported ..."

5. Compendium of abstracts of papers on the therapeutic use of radium: With a ...by Radium Chemical Company by Radium Chemical Company (1920)
"Patients who have had keloids for several years require beta radiation in addition to gamma. beta radiation produces an ulceration and destroys the ..."

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