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I presume you mean for medical imaging. X-rays are ideal because they penetrate (1) skin and muscle fairly easily but (2) bone with difficulty. As such, radiologists can examine bone structure inside a body.

Alpha particles and beta particle can not do (1).

Gamma rays do (1) extremely well, but also blast through bone as well. They blast through organic tissue so well that they are quite dangerous to any life on Earth.

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