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===About Beta-Plus Radiation===
*[[Beta-Plus Radiation|Beta-plus radiation]] is [[emit]]ted during beta-plus [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] when a [[proton]] [[Transmutation|transmutes]] into a [[neutron]], [[positron]], and [[neutrino]].
*[[PositronBeta-Plus Radiation|Beta-plus radiation]]s travel travels no further than about 2 mm in [[solid]]s or [[liquid]]s before being [[Annihilation|annihilated]].*[[PositronBeta-Plus Radiation|Beta-plus]] [[Emit|emission]] results from [[proton]] to [[neutron]] conversion in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].
*Produces [[Gamma-ray|gamma rays]] upon [[annihilation]] with [[electron]]s.
*The [[Positronpositron]]s that make up [[Beta-Plus Radiation|beta-plus radiation]] are the [[antimatter]] counterparts of [[electron]]s.
*[[Beta-Plus Radiation|Beta-plus radiation]] helps in studying nuclear structures and particle interactions.
===Examples===
*Used in [[PET Scan|Positron Emission Tomography (PET scans)]] for medical imaging.
*Studied in [[Particle Physics|particle physics]] to understand [[antimatter]].