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Hopefully, it doesn't. Gamma radiation is the most harmful for of radiation there is, but luckily there are very few sources of it that can leak into a populated area.
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it can kill cancer cells
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What are two types of electromagnetic radiaction that humans can sense?
Light is the most well known form. However, humans can not sense any other electromagnetic radiation. (e.g. gamma rays x-rays infra-red ultraviolet etc.) the human eye can only see a fraction of the full electromagnetic spectrum.
What is the light that is not visible to the human eye?
Electromagnetic radiation having a wavelengths between 380 - 750nm is visible to the normal human eye. This region of the spectrum is called visible light. Radiation of any other wavelength cannot be seen with the naked eye
What is the human action and how it affects the excretory systems?
The excretory system is beast
What type of short wave em radiation is used to look inside a human body?
Xray.
Who must eventually be tested to research science that affects the well being of humans?
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What type of radiation can easily pass through a human?
Gamma 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.
What is the reaction of the human body to gamma rays?
Gamma rays can cause radiation sickness and cancer in humans.
Where does alpha beta and gamma radiation originate?
becouse the human activities also produced as a result radiation orginate
How do humans use gamma ray energy?
The typical use for human-generated gamma radiation is in medical procedures, such as the "gamma knife" cancer therapy treatments.
What is the electric charge of gamma radiation?
Gamma radiation is simple a very high-frequency form of electromagnetic radiation (essentially, a high-frequency form of light which is invisible to the human eye). As such it carries no electric charge; it is neutral.
What form of ionizing radiatin can penetrate deeply into body tissue?
Gamma radiation, X Rays
Does skin block gamma rays from getting in the body?
No. Gamma rays are similar to X-rays in that they can penetrate deep into the human body. Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation which is produced by the decay of some radioisotopes and from nuclear reactions. A form of radiation which will be blocked by the skin is alpha particles, which are helium nuclei.
What type of radiation can easily pass through a human body?
Gamma Radiation penetrates farther than x-rays, which are partly absorbed by thick material such as bones.
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.
Gamma radiation is it safe to inject into a human but alpha particles would be very dangerous?
Generally no radiation is safe. You cannot "inject" radiation into anything because it is the product of various unstable nuclei decaying. Alpha radiation is much more ionising than gamma, but much less penetrating than it. That makes it more dangerous if it is inside your body; it can be stopped by skin. Therefore you would have to swallow a sample of a radioactive material. However, gamma radiation is always emitted together with alpha or beta radiation.
Does gamma ray have negative charge?
Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, essentially just a high-frequency form of light invisible to human eyes. Like all light, gamma rays do not carry any electrical charge.
