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Annihilation

b

+

+ e

-

(511 keV)

(511 keV)

b

+

Radionuclide

Electron–positron annihilation occurs when an electron (e

) and

a positron (e

+

) collide. The result of the collision is the annihilation of

the electron and positron, and the creation of gamma ray photons