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To shrink cancerous tumors
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What are some medical uses of radiation?
to detect radiation, a device such as Geiger- Muller tube is used
What are the uses of gama radiation?
Curing cancer and sterilise medical equipment
What are the everyday uses of an isotope?
The everyday uses of an isotope include food irradiation, medical applications, archaeological dating, and in instruments like smoke detectors. Some medical uses are for bone imaging and radiation therapy for cancer.
How did Marie Curie help modern day?
by pioneering radiation studies which helped lead to their medical uses.
What is a type of electromagnetic radiation used for medical images?
MRI uses radio waves; a CT scan uses x-rays.
What is leads uses?
One very important use in the medical field is to shield x-ray technicians from x-ray radiation.
What did Marie curie did as a scientist?
Discovered the medical uses of X-Rays, after which her husband died of cancer (probably because of radiation poisoning).
A list with explanation of at least 3 medical medical uses of radioactive materials?
The explanation is the effect of ionizing radiation on tissues and materials.Three uses are:- sterilizing of instruments and parapharmaceutic items- diagnostic with radioactive isotopes (scintigraphy)- treatment of cancers with radioactive isotopes
What is the difference between radiology and radiography?
Radiology is the examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X-rays or other penetrating radiation. In the radiation branch of medical science, radiology is the use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation for examination and/or treatment of medical conditions. Radiography is photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light to produce an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation.
What are uses in medicine for radiation?
Some cancers are treated with radiation.
Is a toster a conduction convection or radiation?
A toaster uses radiation.
Which type of radiation can be used to sterilize medical equipment?
Ultraviolet radiation
