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Beta Radiation Effect

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003074

A Beta Radiation Effect involves biological damage caused by beta particles emitted from a radioactive source. Beta particle energy causes breakage of chemical bonds and ion formation in molecules, such as DNA and RNA, resulting in cell death or damage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003074
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003074",
  "term": "Beta Radiation Effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A Beta Radiation Effect involves biological damage caused by beta particles emitted from a radioactive source. Beta particle energy causes breakage of chemical bonds and ion formation in molecules, such as DNA and RNA, resulting in cell death or damage.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/beta-radiation-effect/"
}

Record 3,074 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.