Alpha Radiation

Preferred Label : Alpha Radiation;

NCIt synonyms : Alpha-Radiation; Alpha Particle Radiation;

NCIt related terms : ALPHA PARTICLE;

NCIt definition : An emission of positively charged particles composed of two protons and two neutrons, i.e., helium nuclei, emitted during disintegration of very heavy isotopes; a beam of alpha particles or an alpha ray has very strong ionizing power, but weak penetrability.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A positively charged particle ejected spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive isotopes. It is a helium nucleus that has a mass number of 4 and an electrostatic charge of 2e. (NTI);

Details

Origin ID

C16279;

UMLS CUI

C0085772;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Alpha radiation (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- alpha rays [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Alpha Particles [DeCS]
- Alpha particle (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- alpha particle [SNOMED Notion]
- alpha particles [MeSH concept]
- alpha particles [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Alpha radiation (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- alpha rays [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SEND Rad/Nuc Agent Ionizing Radiation Type Response Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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