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Concept: beta radiation in the concept vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/782 |
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| Preferred label | 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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| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2013-12-05 |
| Accepted Date | 2013-12-05 |
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European Environment Agency
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