"Gamma Rays" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Penetrating, high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei during NUCLEAR DECAY. The range of wavelengths of emitted radiation is between 0.1 - 100 pm which overlaps the shorter, more energetic hard X-RAYS wavelengths. The distinction between gamma rays and X-rays is based on their radiation source.
| Descriptor ID |
D005720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.358.500.505.300 G01.750.250.300 G01.750.750.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Gamma Rays- Gamma Rays
- Gamma Ray
- Ray, Gamma
- Rays, Gamma
- Radiation, Gamma
- Gamma Radiation
- Gamma Radiations
- Radiations, Gamma
X-Rays, Nuclear- X-Rays, Nuclear
- Nuclear X-Ray
- X Rays, Nuclear
- X-Ray, Nuclear
- Nuclear X-Rays
- Nuclear X Rays
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