Alpha rays

Alpha rays
Alpha rays Alpha rays (Physics & Chem.) Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of positively charged {alpha particles} (helium nuclei) having enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field. Compare {beta ray} and {gamma ray}. Because the rays penetrate only a small distance in dense matter such as living tissue, small pellets of radioactive substances emitting alpha rays have been used to cause local destruction of tissue, as in cancer therapy. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

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