Preferred Label : mesons;
MeSH definition : Short-lived elementary particles found in cosmic radiation or produced from nuclear
disintegration. Their mass is between that of protons and electrons and they can be
negative, positive, or neutral. pi-Mesons (pions) are heavier than mu-mesons (muons)
and are proposed for cancer radiotherapy because their capture and disintegration
by matter produces powerful, but short-lived, secondary radiation.;
MeSH synonym : meson;
MeSH hyponym : pions; muons; mu-Mesons; pi-Mesons; mu Mesons; mu-Meson; Muon; pi Mesons; pi-Meson; Pion;
MeSH annotation : elementary particles; IM;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meson;
Origin ID : D008651;
UMLS CUI : C0025493;
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Short-lived elementary particles found in cosmic radiation or produced from nuclear
disintegration. Their mass is between that of protons and electrons and they can be
negative, positive, or neutral. pi-Mesons (pions) are heavier than mu-mesons (muons)
and are proposed for cancer radiotherapy because their capture and disintegration
by matter produces powerful, but short-lived, secondary radiation.
