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Internal conversion electron

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An internal conversion electron is an orbital electron ejected from the atom as a result of the energy difference between states of the nucleus being transferred directly to a bound atomic electron. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 107, 2007)

ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019


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