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Beta radiation
Beta radiation – electronic (and positronic) ionizing radiation with a continuous energy spectrum emitted during nuclear transformations
Source: "METHODICAL GUIDELINES FOR ENSURING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RADIATION SAFETY DURING MINERAL RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING AT ENTERPRISES (ORGANIZATIONS) OF METALLURGICAL AND NON-METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES, CLASSIFIED AS RADIOLOGICALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTION. RD 03-151-97"
(approved by the Order of the State Mining Supervision Authority of Russia dated October 14, 1997 No. 35)