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LOW-PENETRATING PARTICLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • low-penetrating particle
    proposal
CONT

Alpha Radiation - slow speed and low penetrating particles, can be stopped by paper and skin, no hazard if external to the body, high hazard if internal to the body (lung and gastrointestinal tissue), a large number of ionizations in small areas causing damage to tissue and cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
CONT

Le sulfure de zinc [...] est [...] utilisé presque exclusivement pour la détection de particules peu pénétrantes comme les [alpha], en grande surface et a un excellent pouvoir de discrimination [alpha/gamma].

Spanish

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