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Alpha radiation

Known as: Alpha rays, Ray, Alpha, Radiation, Alpha 
An emission of positively charged particles composed of two protons and two neutrons, i.e., helium nuclei, emitted during disintegration of very… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The alpha effectiveness in silt-sized quartz: New data obtained by single and multiple aliquot protocols
The luminescence effectiveness of alpha particles in silt-sized quartz originating from different regions in Europe and North… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Concentration levels of 210Pb and 210Po in dry tobacco leaves in Greece.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Low rates of DNA fragmentation in selected motile human spermatozoa assessed by the TUNEL assay.
BACKGROUND In this study we present the physiological changes observed in ejaculated spermatozoa of normospermic men after… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A study on the radon concentrations in water in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and the associated health effects
1993
1993
G2M arrest and apoptosis in murine T lymphoma cells following exposure to 212Bi alpha particle irradiation.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Bismuth-212-labeled anti-Tac monoclonal antibody: alpha-particle-emitting radionuclides as modalities for radioimmunotherapy.
Anti-Tac, a monoclonal antibody directed to the human interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptor, has been successfully conjugated to the… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The induction of chromosome aberrations in human lymphocytes by alpha-radiation.
Human blood has been irradiated with alpha-particles from an external source of curium-242. The collimated alpha-particles… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Alpha particle tracks in silicon and their effect on dynamic MOS RAM reliability
Recent investigations have found low levels of alpha radiation (< .1 counts/cm2-hour) emitted from the immediate chip environment… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
A theory of the induction of bone cancer by alpha radiation.
A theory of the induction of osteosarcoma by α particles fits the data for radium in man and dog over the entire dose-time… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
EFFECTS OF ALPHA PARTICLE RADIATION ON THE RAT BRAIN, INCLUDING VASCULAR PERMEABILITY AND GLYCOGEN STUDIES*†‡
Dorsal pants of rat cerebrum and cerebellum were exposed to alpha radiation (12 Mev per nucleon) from a 60-in. cyclotron at a… 
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