beta particle

Also known as β-particle, β particle, beta particles

high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted during beta decay

AI overview

A beta particle is a high-speed electron or positron released when certain unstable atoms break down in a process called beta decay. Understanding beta particles matters because they help scientists study radioactive materials and are used in medical applications like PET scans for detecting diseases.

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Research

23,195 papers

Alpha and Beta Radiation for Theragnostics.ReviewPET clinics · 2024Song H, Sgouros GDOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2024.03.006
Radiation Imagers for Quantitative, Single-particle Digital Autoradiography of Alpha- and Beta-particle Emitters.ReviewSeminars in nuclear medicine · 2018Miller BWDOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2018.02.008
Therapeutic Radiometals Beyond (177)Lu and (90)Y: Production and Application of Promising α-Particle, β(-)-Particle, and Auger Electron Emitters.ReviewJournal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2017Müller C, van der Meulen NP, Benešová M et al.DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.186825
Radiation.ReviewIARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 2012IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans
Heterogeneity of absorbed dose distribution in kidney tissues and dose-response modelling of nephrotoxicity in radiopharmaceutical therapy with beta-particle emitters: A review.ReviewZeitschrift fur medizinische Physik · 2024Saldarriaga Vargas C, Andersson M, Bouvier-Capely C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2023.02.006
Targeted β(-)-Particle Plus Conversion and Auger-Electron Therapy with (161)Tb-Labeled Somatostatin Receptor Antagonist DOTA-LM3: A Phase 0 Study.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2026Fricke JG, Westerbergh F, McDougall L et al.DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.125.270654
Monte Carlo simulation of beta particle-induced bremsstrahlung doses.Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection · 2018Mrdja D, Bikit K, Bikit I et al.DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/aa928f
Thermoluminescence analysis of beta particle irradiated Gd(1-x)Eu(x)AlO(3) phosphors.Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine · 2022Alonso Sotolongo A, Rivera Montalvo T, Nolasco Altamirano D et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110471

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Alpha radiation consists of helium nuclei and is readily stopped by a sheet of paper. Beta radiation, consisting of electrons or positrons, is stopped by a thin aluminium plate, but gamma radiation requires shielding by dense material such as lead or concrete.

A beta particle, also called beta ray or beta radiation (symbol β), is a high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted by the radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus, known as beta decay. There are two forms of beta decay, β decay and β decay, which produce electrons and positrons, respectively.