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Number Comparisons

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"There are numerous examples of beta minus emitters in nature like 14C, 40K, 3H, 60Co etc. The example of importance in radiology is the decay of cobalt-60: 60Co --> 60Ni + β- + ν*."

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Isotope Notation

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"There are no positron emitters in nature. They are produced in nuclear reactions. The most important positron emitters in medicine are 11C, 15O, 18F, 30P etc."

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"There are no positron emitters in nature. They are produced in nuclear reactions. The most important positron emitters in medicine are 11C, 15O, 18F, 30P etc."

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"There are no positron emitters in nature. They are produced in nuclear reactions. The most important positron emitters in medicine are 11C, 15O, 18F, 30P etc."

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"Notable radionuclides that undergo electron capture include 123I, 67Ga, 201Th, and 111In. These radionuclides can be remembered by the mnemonic "1,2,3 GIT In!""

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"Notable radionuclides that undergo electron capture include 123I, 67Ga, 201Th, and 111In. These radionuclides can be remembered by the mnemonic "1,2,3 GIT In!""

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"Notable radionuclides that undergo electron capture include 123I, 67Ga, 201Th, and 111In. These radionuclides can be remembered by the mnemonic "1,2,3 GIT In!""

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Spacing

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"Notable radionuclides that undergo electron capture include 123I, 67Ga, 201Th, and 111In. These radionuclides can be remembered by the mnemonic "1,2,3 GIT In!""

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Accepted Abbreviations

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"Beta radiation can be stopped by 1.25 cm of paper or a thin sheet of Perspex or aluminium ^10,11. However, high atomic number materials such as lead or tungsten is ineffective at stopping the beta radiation because secondary radiations can be produced. For example, tungsten anode is used in X-ray tubes to produce X-rays from high energy electron beams ¹¹."

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"Beta radiation can be stopped by 1.25 cm of paper or a thin sheet of Perspex or aluminium ^10,11. However, high atomic number materials such as lead or tungsten is ineffective at stopping the beta radiation because secondary radiations can be produced. For example, tungsten anode is used in X-ray tubes to produce X-rays from high energy electron beams ¹¹."

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Acronyms

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"Notable radionuclides that undergo electron capture include 123I, 67Ga, 201Th, and 111In. These radionuclides can be remembered by the mnemonic "1,2,3 GIT In!""

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Beta minus decay"

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"Beta plus decay"

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"Electron capture"

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There Is

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"There are numerous examples of beta minus emitters in nature like 14C, 40K, 3H, 60Co etc. The example of importance in radiology is the decay of cobalt-60: 60Co --> 60Ni + β- + ν*."

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"There are no positron emitters in nature. They are produced in nuclear reactions. The most important positron emitters in medicine are 11C, 15O, 18F, 30P etc."

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"Beta particles can penetrate matter. They lose energy in collisions with the atoms. There are actually two processes involved:"

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Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

Line 24:1 · A bold element in the History and etymology section should be a person; it would be useful to have their lifespan details: '<h4>History and etymology</h4> <p>Enrico Fermi first theorised beta decay in 1933. In that year, in fact, he wrote his famous work: "Tentativo di una teoria dell'emissione dei raggi beta"; in it he transformed Pauli's qualitative hypothesis into a quantitative theory. With the article published by the magazine "Nuovo Cimento" and "Zeitschrift für Physik", Enrico Fermi proposed, in summary, the existence of a new interaction/fundamental force: <strong>the weak force</strong> '

Semicolons

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"Enrico Fermi first theorised beta decay in 1933. In that year, in fact, he wrote his famous work: "Tentativo di una teoria dell'emissione dei raggi beta"; in it he transformed Pauli's qualitative hypothesis into a quantitative theory. With the article published by the magazine "Nuovo Cimento" and "Zeitschrift für Physik", Enrico Fermi proposed, in summary, the existence of a new interaction/fundamental force: the weak force ¹²."

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