"Radioactivity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The spontaneous transformation of a nuclide into one or more different nuclides, accompanied by either the emission of particles from the nucleus, nuclear capture or ejection of orbital electrons, or fission. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D011851
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.828
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| Concept/Terms |
Radioactivity- Radioactivity
- Radioactivities
- Radioactive Disintegration
- Disintegration, Radioactive
- Disintegrations, Radioactive
- Radioactive Disintegrations
- Nuclear Decay
- Decay, Nuclear
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radioactivity" by people in Profiles.
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Energy from nuclear fusion--realities, prospects and fantasies? Sci Prog. 2012; 95(Pt 1):89-98.
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The influence of exposure to low levels of gamma and fast neutron irradiation on the life span of mice. II. Preliminary histopathological examination of the tissues of mice exposed to fractionated fast-neutron irradiation. Q Prog Rep United States Air Force Radiat Lab Univ Chic. 1960 Apr 15; 35:144-65.
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Detection of intermediates; criteria of purity. U S Nav Med Bull. 1948 Mar-Apr; 48:115-21.
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Application of radioactive isotopes to the study of radiation effects in cells. Radiology. 1947 Aug; 49(2):223-30.
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The theory of isotope dilution. Arch Biochem. 1947 Feb; 12(2):273-81.