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beta rays

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beta rays,
a stream of beta particles, as emitted from atoms of disintegrating radioactive elements. Normally, the element is a nuclide with a high ratio of neutrons to protons.


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137]Cs gamma rays, X rays, neutrons, and internal beta rays resulting from the injection of tritiated water.
Immediately after the procedure, researchers randomly assigned patients to receive one of four different doses of radioactive yttrium-90 -- which emits beta rays -- within their arteries.
The beta rays emitted from the CU-67 can isolate and attack tumors on a very deep level.
 
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