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radiation > ionising radiation > beta radiation

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beta radiation  

Definition

  • Name given to the ionizing radiation which is produced as a stream of high speed electrons emitted by certain types of radioactive substance when they decay. The intensity of radiation energy produced in human tissue by a beta particle is a hundred times less than that produced by an alpha radiation particle, but it travels slightly deeper into tissue.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/782

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