The collision of antimatter with matter results in annihilation, a principle utilized in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). In PET, an unstable tracer emits positrons, which are antimatter electrons that annihilate with nearby electrons, producing detectable photons. While small amounts of antimatter exposure occur naturally through cosmic rays and solar wind, significant exposure to antimatter would lead to severe radiation poisoning rather than immediate disappearance. Rapid exposure to large quantities of antimatter could have catastrophic effects akin to those of nuclear weapons.
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What would happen to a person if she was submitted to a large number of antiparticles? Would her body disappear? If so, why doesn't it happen to us since we are subjected to a large number of antiparticles that come to the Earth such as the cosmic rays, solar wind, etc...Dale said:Such collisions of the human body with antimatter are used routinely in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) a standard medical imaging technology. In PET an unstable tracer is injected which emits positrons, which are antimatter electrons. These positrons annihilate with nearby electrons, and produce photons which are detected by the PET system.
It depends on how large a number you are talking about, and how rapid the exposure is. For gradual exposure you will die of radiation poisoning long before disappearing. For large rapid exposures think about nuclear weapons.kent davidge said:What would happen to a person if she was submitted to a large number of antiparticles? Would her body disappear?
Ok. Thank you.Dale said:It depends on how large a number you are talking about, and how rapid the exposure is. For gradual exposure you will die of radiation poisoning long before disappearing. For large rapid exposures think about nuclear weapons.