The kind of damage a radon daughter inflicts depends on its half-life…Short-lived radon daughters break down so rapidly—and so soon after being inhaled—that the alpha particles they give off are absorbed by the lining of the lungs (Jane Samz).
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daughter — In nuclear medicine, an isotope that is the disintegration product of a radionuclide. See d. isotope, radionuclide generator. [O.E. dohtor] DES (diethylstilbestrol) d. the d. of a woman who received diethylstilbestrol during … Medical dictionary
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