Natural Phenomenon or Process
beta particle
be·ta par·ti·cle
Subclass of:
Ionizing radiation
Definitions related to beta particle:
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A charged particle (an electron or positron) emitted from a nucleus during certain types of radioactive decay, with a mass much smaller than that of a proton or a neutron. (NTI)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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High energy POSITRONS or ELECTRONS ejected from a disintegrating atomic nucleus.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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