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Some of the medical machines use radiation and cancer treatments still use radiation as part of killing the cancers.
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How is gamma radiation used in medicine?
gamma radiation is used in cancer treatment. the most common source of gamma radiation is.
What ways radiation can be beneficial?
Gamma radiation can be used to sterilise food and other material, destroying bacteria. Radiation in the form of X-rays is obviously beneficial in medicine. Production of radio isotopes used in medicine is beneficial to those who can have treatment either for diagnosis or radiation therapy. Radiation sources have been used in satellites to provide small sources of electricity.
Is Radiation therapy a kind of nuclear medicine?
Radiation Therapy is therapeutic. This means that radiation is used to treat cancer and some other diseases. Although there is some overlap, Nuclear Medicine is primarily diagnostic in nature which means that radioactive isotopes are used to make a diagnosis.
How are man-made elements used?
They are used for medicine in radiation therapy for certain types of cancer.
Stella is biology student who is doing a project about the use of radiation in medicine. which radiation bands are used in medicine?
Radiations includes iodine-121,hard and soft x-rays and gamma rays.
What are uses in medicine for radiation?
Some cancers are treated with radiation.
What are the disadvantages of gamma telescopes?
Gamma radiation is very penetrant and is used in medicine, nondestructive testing, etc.
How has nuclear chemistry changed medicine?
Nuclear chemistry has changed medicine and made it more efficient. Radiation controls have been used to change the chemical properties of various aspects of the medicine industry.
What are substances that block radiation?
You mean a physical substance which could be lead or concrete. Some ultraviolet radiation can be blocked by sunblocks and clothing. Other types of radiation such as X-Rays used in medicine can be blocked by lead.
Why is cobalt used in medicine as a tracer and not uranium?
Cobalt 60 is not used in medicine as tracer. Cobalt 60 is used to destroy cancer tumors by gamma irradiation. Uranium has a gamma radiation with an energy of about 185 keV, very small to be used for a medicinal irradiation.
What jobs can I get as a radiation technician?
Jobs that you can get as a radiation technician are CT scanner, MRI, Ultrasound, Radiation therapy, Nuclear medicine, mammography, and Radiation Technology.
What are the advantages of radiation in medicine?
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