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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
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.
1993
1993
Design of peptides: Crystal and molecular structure of a 310‐helical peptide N‐Boc‐L‐Phe‐dehydro‐Phe‐L‐Val‐L‐Phe‐dehydro‐Phe‐L‐Val‐Och3
Highly specific peptide structures can be designed by inserting dehydro residues into peptide sequences. The peptide N‐Boc‐L‐Phe… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Radiation doses and cause-specific mortality among workers at a nuclear materials fabrication plant.
A historical cohort mortality study was conducted among 6,781 white male employees from a nuclear weapons materials fabrication… 
1983
1983
alpha-Radiation dose at bronchial bifurcations of smokers from indoor exposure to radon progeny.
Synergistic interactions of indoor radon progeny with the cigarette smoking process have been evaluated experimentally. Smoking… 
1983
1983
Caffeine-mediated release of alpha-radiation-induced G2 arrest increases the yield of chromosome aberrations.
Severe and partly irreversible G2 arrest caused by americium-241 alpha-particles in Chinese hamster V79 cells acted as a… 
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… 
1979
1979
Human cytogenetic dosimetry: a dose-response relationship for alpha particle radiation from 241Am.
Abstract Cytogenetic dosimetry estimates to guide treatment of persons internally contaminated with transuranic elements have not… 
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… 
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