Different types of decay | Alpha vs. Beta vs. Gamma decay | Visual Explanation 

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I like it, I like it, and I'm not being sarcastic, as I can be. I am a 75 year old engineering/physics grad with a masters degree. Many of the things you say had me going back and listening to them two or three times because the first time they sounded wrong to me. After two or three tries I was able to see that they weren't wrong. Perhaps it was your medical approach rather than my physics knowledge. You have forced me to look at radiation in a way which I had thought I had totally mastered 55 years ago and rethink some of it. Particularly about that food processing. That doesn't often happen to me, and I thank you for it. A couple of things: 4:00 The slide displays "neurons" when it should say neutrons. I see besmaa1751 caught that as well. 6:36 "The only substances that can absorb this type of radiation [gamma rays] are thick lead and concrete." Not so. All mass can absorb gamma rays; air absorbs the prompt gamma rays of a nuclear blast at the rate of half the energy for every 200 meters at one atmosphere, otherwise anyone viewing that blast, even at six miles distance, would have been liquidated on the spot. The air and everything else absorbs the energy and converts it to heat. If gamma rays weren't absorbed by tissues, then neither medical therapies nor food preservation would be effective, nor even the idea of being harmed by a gamma ray blast. The reason irradiating meat works is that the rays destroy enough of the organization required for bacterial life, but that level of ionization doesn't destroy enough of the dead food to matter for taste, texture or nutrition. As you say, "no *significant* changes". I acknowledge that you perhaps know this but are trying to simplify for your intended audience. Please, by all means, continue to post about science topics. I'm subscribed.

Good video and very informative. The way I know is that alpha and beta particles, though have very minimal penetration, still deliver the most ionizing damage to living tissue when ingested, inhaled; at direct/close contact. Gamma ray, though less ionizing, however has the increased risk of deeper penetration, capable of delivering harmful effects at a distance, so in a way it is significantly more dangerous. Neutron radiation takes top prize.

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@1:00 it loses four from its mass number ( 2 from the proton and 2 from the neutron)...and not electrons* you have really simplified the concepts...keep up the good work. If possible do make a video on pair production, compton effects and other radiation physics topics and also on biostatistics too. :)

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Superb presentation. Thanks! FWIW, the image of the visual spectrum at 0612" is the best I've seen in terms of packing key information into one visual. And I now have a better intuition how gamma rays in oncology are focused on the target cells to minimize damage to surrounding tissue.

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Is there a history on these type of books?

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Just wanted to let you know that you have been using neuron instead of neutron throughout most of the video 🙂 Other than that, very informative and easily understandable video. Thank you so much for your effort (in the entire NM-playlist)!

Nice explanation🤩.. But one suggestion, to increase your background voice...

Also moral decay

At the end of the video you said alpha decay is the least damaging and gama decay is the most damaging but isn't it the opposite?

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BETA DECAY and My Model for PROTON and NEUTRON. Beta Decay takes two basic forms: BETA MINUS DECAY: a neutron breaks down into a proton and electron. Plus energy is released. BETA PLUS DECAY: a proton and electron combine to build a neutron. Plus energy is added. BACKGROUND of MY MODEL Proton = two positrons and one electron. Charge +1. Neutron - one proton and one electron. Charge 0. BETA MINUS DECAY: Neutron breaks down into a proton, and releases an electron.. Plus energy from an anti neutrino. BETA PLUS DECAY: Proton plus pair of virtual particles makes a neutron. Plus energy from a neutrino. OR Proton plus virtual electron makes a neutron and a virtual positron is released. Plus energy from a neutrino. THIS EXPLAINS Where the missing anti matter is - in protons and neutrons. Why a proton and electron have exact same opposite charge. Where the positron in beta plus decay comes from.

What would a neutron decay do? ...and would you give this to your best friend or worst enemy? I'll hang up and listen, thanks 😅

3:53 it’s neutrons not neurons

You have used Neurons instead of Neutrons in many places