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   Articles with "alpha particle" as a keyword



An improved method for radium-isotopes quartet determination by alpha-particle spectrometry by using 225Ra (229Th) as isotopic tracer.

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of environmental radioactivity"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.11.007

Abstract: A new method for the determination of radium quartet (223,224,226,228Ra) in environmental samples by alpha-particle spectrometry with PIPS detectors is described. This uses 225Ra as yield tracer, in equilibrium at the beginning with 229Th. Thorium… read more here.

Keywords: radium; particle spectrometry; radium isotopes; determination ... See more keywords
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Ground calibration of Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) on-board Chandrayaan-2 Pragyaan rover: An empirical approach

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Planetary and Space Science"

DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2020.104923

Abstract: Abstract Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) was one of the scientific experiments on-board the Pragyaan rover of the Chandrayaan-2 mission to Moon, with the objective to determine the elemental composition of the lunar surface near… read more here.

Keywords: ray spectrometer; spectrometer apxs; alpha particle; particle ray ... See more keywords

Photon hormesis deactivates alpha-particle induced bystander effects between zebrafish embryos

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Radiation Physics and Chemistry"

DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.12.025

Abstract: Abstract In the present work, we studied the effects of low-dose X-ray photons on the alpha-particle induced bystander effects between embryos of the zebrafish, Danio rerio . The effects on the naive whole embryos were… read more here.

Keywords: mgy; induced bystander; photon hormesis; alpha particle ... See more keywords

Study the modifications induced by alpha particles in cellulose nitrate NTD

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Vacuum"

DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2018.11.003

Abstract: Abstract Cellulose Nitrate (CN-85) polymer samples were irradiated by alpha particles with different fluences varying from 1.45 × 106 to 7.2 × 106 particles/cm2 using a 241Am source. The optical and structural alterations produced in CN-85 nuclear track detector… read more here.

Keywords: study modifications; alpha particle; spectroscopy; cellulose nitrate ... See more keywords

Alpha particle confinement metrics based on orbit classification in stellarators

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of Plasma Physics"

DOI: 10.1017/s0022377823000351

Abstract: We present orbit classification schemes for use as fast metrics for fusion alpha particle losses implemented in the symplectic guiding-centre code SIMPLE. Two variants respectively based on conservation of the parallel adiabatic invariant, and topology… read more here.

Keywords: alpha particle; confinement metrics; particle confinement; orbit classification ... See more keywords
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Biodistribution and Multi-Compartment Pharmacokinetic Analysis of a Targeted Alpha Particle Therapy.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Molecular pharmaceutics"

DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00640

Abstract: Targeted alpha particle therapy (TAT) is ideal for treating disease while minimizing damage to surrounding non-targeted tissues due to short path-length and high linear energy transfer (LET). We developed a TAT for metastatic uveal melanoma,… read more here.

Keywords: multi compartment; particle therapy; alpha particle; compartment pharmacokinetic ... See more keywords

Stable astatine-metal bond in gold-based carriers for targeted alpha-particle therapy: role of charge-shift bonding

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers"

DOI: 10.1039/d5qi01028d

Abstract: 211At is a highly attractive radionuclide for alpha-particle therapy of cancers, provided it is firmly bounded to a suitable targeting agent. In recent years, various radiolabeled gold nano-objects have been... read more here.

Keywords: alpha particle; astatine metal; particle therapy; stable astatine ... See more keywords

Dosimetry, Radiobiology and Synthetic Lethality: Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT) With Alpha-Particle-Emitters.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Seminars in nuclear medicine"

DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2019.11.002

Abstract: As a treatment modality that is fundamentally different from other therapies against cancer, radiopharmaceutical therapy with alpha-particle emitters has drawn the attention of the therapy community and also the biopharmaceutical industry. Alpha-particles cause a preponderance… read more here.

Keywords: particle emitters; alpha particle; radiobiology; therapy ... See more keywords
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Flexible silicon-based alpha-particle detector

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Applied Physics Letters"

DOI: 10.1063/1.4999322

Abstract: The detection of alpha particles in the field can be challenging due to their short range in air of often only a few centimeters or less. This short range is a particular issue for measuring… read more here.

Keywords: particle detector; flexible silicon; silicon based; alpha particle ... See more keywords

Evaluation of proton and alpha particles interaction parameters of selected cholinergic medications: a computational approach

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids"

DOI: 10.1080/10420150.2025.2458315

Abstract: In neuroimmune communication, the cholinergic system plays a key role in transmitting information vis-à-vis the peripheral immune status to the central nervous system and vice versa. Exposure to ionizing radiations (photons and charged particles) either… read more here.

Keywords: proton alpha; cholinergic medications; alpha particle;

Alpha particle driven Alfvénic instabilities in ITER post-disruption plasmas

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Nuclear Fusion"

DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ac054c

Abstract: Fusion-born alpha particles in ITER disruption simulations are investigated as a possible drive of Alfvénic instabilities. The ability of these waves to expel runaway electron (RE) seed particles is explored in the pursuit of a… read more here.

Keywords: seed; alfv nic; disruption; alpha particle ... See more keywords