alpha emission

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alpha emission

[′al·fə i′mish·ən]

(nuclear physics)

Ejection of alpha particles from the atom's nucleus.

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Nussbaum makes three points, namely that on the basis of the "source term" for the Chernobyl accident population, doses are underestimated by a factor up to 26, that Chernobyl dose estimates ignore exposure to alpha emissions, and that excess perinatal mortality and morbidity have been widely observed outside the main contaminated regions.