alpha radiation

collocation in English

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alpha
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈæl.fə/us
/ˈæl.fə/
computingspecialized
Alpha software is at the first stage ...
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radiation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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(Definition ofalphaandradiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I gather that, if it were analpharadiation, he would be in a worse state than if it were gamma.
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We do know that it emitsalpharadiation, which travels up to two centimetres in air and is stopped by any intervening material.
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Their anger is justified and is rising at the moment, because even low levels ofalpharadiationcan have a severe effect on children.
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It discovered in 1984 that one of its by-products was emittingalpharadiation.
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Alpharadiationhas such a short range that it cannot even pierce skin.
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Alpharadiationcan travel only a short distance and can not travel through the outer, dead layer of human skin.
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It is possible that thealpharadiationon the nitrogen in the air causes this luminescence.
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Fission products emit beta radiation, while actinides primarily emitalpharadiation.
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Even thoughalpharadiationcan not penetrate the skin, ingested or inhaled plutonium does irradiate internal organs.
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Thealpharadiationemitted by either isotope will not penetrate the skin, but it can irradiate internal organs if plutonium is inhaled or ingested.
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For example,alpharadiationhas low penetration and is not a hazard outside the body, but emitters are carcinogenic when inhaled or ingested.
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The source of the neutrons in these reactions is often secondary neutrons produced byalpharadiationfrom natural uranium and thorium in rock.
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It is more penetrating thanalpharadiation, but less than gamma.
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This brings the radioisotope close enough to sensitive live tissue for thealpharadiationto damage cells.
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It has a half-life of 55.6 seconds and also emitsalpharadiation.
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Alpharadiationis dangerous when alpha-emitting radioisotopes are ingested (breathed or swallowed).
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Because neutrons are uncharged, they are more penetrating thanalpharadiationor beta radiation.
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