Posts tagged ‘metal’

Tupolev

May 5th, 2011

Polish authorities released the cockpit transcript hoping to quiet persistent speculation about the April crash that killed much of Poland’s government. Tupolev During World War II, the twin-engined, all-metal Tu-2 was one of the best front-line bombers of the Soviets. Several variants of it were produced in large numbers from 1942. During the war it [...]

Radiation

March 16th, 2011

Beta-minus (β−) radiation consists of an energetic electron. It is more ionizing than alpha radiation, but less than gamma. The electrons can often be stopped with a few centimeters of metal. It occurs when a neutron decays into a proton in a nucleus, releasing the beta particle and an antineutrino. Radiation Proton therapy: External-beam radiation [...]