The researchers explained in JAMA Network Open that radon and radon decay products emit alpha particles that can induce oxidative stress and promote inflammation, which both are implicated in ...

Here is the equation for the alpha decay of radon-219 into polonium. Beta decay involves the conversion of a down quark to an up quark. This changes a neutron into a proton plus an electron.

a gas that is a byproduct of the decay of uranium and radium underground (see accompanying story). Radon is not itself radioactive. But upon entering the atmosphere, the gas decays into particles that ...

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced from the decay of uranium in minerals and rocks. It can accumulate in workplaces — for example, in offices, underground locations and industrial ...

When [Chris Nafis] built an addition onto his historical home he found that a Radon problem, previously mitigated with plenty of concrete, seemed to rear its ugly head yet again. He eventually ...