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Gamma Rays

Known as: Radiations, Gamma, Gamma, Gamma Radiation 
High-energy, short wavelength, ionizing electromagnetic radiation emitted from the nucleus. Gamma radiation frequently accompanies alpha and beta… 
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Electromagnetic RadiationIonizing radiationRadiation
Gamma - unit of measureRoentgen Rays

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Gamma radiation from the N=Z nucleus 4080Zr
The very neutron-deficient isotope /sup 80/Zr was produced in the reaction /sup 24/Mg(/sup 58/Ni, 2n)/sup 80/Zr at 190 MeV with a… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cyclic voltammetry of DNA at a mercury electrode: an anodic peak specific for guanine.
Synthetic homopolyribonucleotides poly(A), poly(U), poly(C), and poly(G), poly(A, G, U), apurinic acid and native and denatured… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Differential radiation response of cultured endothelial cells and smooth myocytes.
In vivo observations have suggested that endothelial cells are the most radiosensitive elements of the vascular wall. To test… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Identification of the cis-thymine glycol moiety in chemically oxidized and gamma-irradiated deoxyribonucleic acid by high-pressure liquid chromatography analysis.
5,6-Dihydroxy-5,6-dihydrothymine (thymine glycol) is formed in DNA by chemical oxidants and ionizing radiation. We describe the… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Conditions Affecting Germination of Clostridium botulinum 62A Spores in a Chemically Defined Medium
Spores of Clostridium botulinum type 62A were germinated in a chemically defined medium (8 mm l-cysteine, 11.9 mm sodium… 
1968
1968
The response of the beagle dog to cobalt-60 gamma radiation: determination of the LD50(30) and description of associated changes.
The ${\rm LD}_{50(30)}$ of ${}^{60}{\rm Co}\ \gamma \text{-radiation}$, given as a single, bilateral exposure at a rate of… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Measurement of tissue-air ratios and scatter functions for large field sizes, for cobalt 60 gamma radiation.
Currently available data for tissue-air ratios and scatter functions for 60Co radiation have been extended to large field sizes… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
RADIATION-RESISTANT, PIGMENTED COCCUS ISOLATED FROM HADDOCK TISSUE
Davis, Norman S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge), Gerald J. Silverman, and Edmund B. Masurovsky. Radiation… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Quantitative relation of RBE in Tradescantia and average LET of gamma rays, x-rays, and 1.3-, 2.5-, and 14.1-Mev fast neutrons.
The relative effectiveness of Co/sup 60/ %gg-rays, x-rays, and 14-Mev D, T. 2.5-Mev D, D, and cyclotron 1-Mev average-energy fast… 
Highly Cited
1938
Highly Cited
1938
The Effect of Gamma Radiation on Cells in vivo Single Exposures of the Normal Tadpole at Room Temperature
Tadpoles were exposed to a given dose of gamma radiation and the changes seen over a subsequent period of ten weeks have been…