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What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into the body?
alpha
What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into the body tissue?
alpha
What is Alpha radiation stopped by?
Alpha particles are the strongest of the three known types of radiation (alpha, beta, & gamma). Although the strongest, the alpha particles are the least penetrating.They do not tend to penetrate any substance.A well-known example is your skin. Alpha particles do not penetrate your skin barrier. However, alpha particles energy is high and is a cause of skin cancer and genetic mutations.
What absorbs alpha radiation?
Pretty much anything will. A couple of sheets of paper would do it. Alpha radiation is big and bulky compared to other types of radiation. So it can't penetrate objects very far.
What radiation can harm the internal organs?
Gamma radiation is not easily absorbed by the human body(not as easily as alpha and beta anyway). So it can penetrate to the internal organs and harm them.
What can alpha penetrate?
If you mean the Alpha radiation, then it can penetrate very little; barely a few cm's in the air as it is a helium nucleus.
What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into the body?
alpha
What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply into the body tissue?
alpha
Will not penetrate paper but is harmful if injested or allowed to enter through a wound?
sounds like alpha-radiation - or something decaying and releasing alpha-radiation
What radiation type has the greatest ability to penetrate human tissue?
Gamma radiation. Alpha radiation is the least penetrating, beta radiation penetrates and lasts longer than alpha but also "dies out" relatively quickly, but Gamma radiation will not only penetrate deep, but it will also stay long.
Why is alpha radiation more dangerous than beta rediation when the source of the radiation is inside the body?
Alpha radiation cannot get pass through our body as it cannot penetrate through things. Beta can penetrate through things better than alpha. So if alpha is inside our body then it cannot get outside our body and therefore it becomes dangerous.
What is Alpha radiation stopped by?
Alpha particles are the strongest of the three known types of radiation (alpha, beta, & gamma). Although the strongest, the alpha particles are the least penetrating.They do not tend to penetrate any substance.A well-known example is your skin. Alpha particles do not penetrate your skin barrier. However, alpha particles energy is high and is a cause of skin cancer and genetic mutations.
Is alpha radiation absorbed by paper?
Alpha radiation (a Helium atom with two neutrons) is very bulky, and therefore cannot penetrate physical objects easily. A sheet of paper will not absorb, but deflect the alpha particle.
What absorbs alpha radiation?
Pretty much anything will. A couple of sheets of paper would do it. Alpha radiation is big and bulky compared to other types of radiation. So it can't penetrate objects very far.
Why does a kidney scanner use gamma radiation rather than beta or alpha radiation?
since gamma radiation can penetrate more they are used in kidney scanners
What is alfa waves?
Weak radiation waves. Spelled alpha btw. Anyway, when a radioactive substance decays alpha rays it is very weak radiation, not even enough to penetrate human skin.
Technetium-99m emits only gamma radiation why would this type of radiation be used in diagnostic imaging rather than an isotope that also emits beta or alpha radiation?
Because alpha and beta aren't strong enough to penetrate the skin or something
