Beta Particle

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• A charged particle, electron or positron (B- or B+) emitted during decay (beta-decay) of a radionuclide.

More General Terms

• atomic particle

Additional Terms

• helium [He]
• periodic table

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

beta particle (radiation, emission)