"Heavy Ions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Positively-charged atomic nuclei that have been stripped of their electrons. These particles have one or more units of electric charge and a mass exceeding that of the Helium-4 nucleus (alpha particle).
| Descriptor ID |
D020450
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.249.467
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| Concept/Terms |
Heavy Ions- Heavy Ions
- Ions, Heavy
- Heavy Ion
- Ion, Heavy
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heavy Ions" by people in Profiles.
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Analytical modeling of relative luminescence efficiency of Al2O3:C optically stimulated luminescence detectors exposed to high-energy heavy charged particles. Phys Med Biol. 2012 Jan 21; 57(2):437-54.
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Uncertainties in estimates of the risks of late effects from space radiation. Adv Space Res. 2004; 34(6):1383-9.