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Dictionary of Environmental Health

alpha particle

A radioactive particle equivalent to the nucleus of a helium atom, i.e. comprising two protons and two neutrons, and emitted by a RADIONUCLIDE.

See also: BETA PARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; IONISING RADIATION

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Alpha Particle from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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