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Nuclear radiation

Scope note

Emissions, such as alpha and beta particles, or electromagnetic radiation, such as gamma rays, originating in the nuclei of atoms. NASATH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000229010

Broader Terms used

energy

Narrower Terms used

beta rays

Term used for

radiation, nuclear

Created

13yrs ago

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