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Yes. Electromagnetic radiation has many uses in hospitals. As you might know the electromagnetic spectrum goes from low frequency (radio waves) to high frequency (gamma waves). High frequency waves carry more energy and penetrate through matter more easily than low frequency waves, this is why nuclear reactors are protected by so much concrete. In hospitals doctors use machines that typically use high frequency waves. These high frequency waves are much higher than the waves used in radios and telecommunications and can sometimes be dangerous if you are exposed for long periods of time however hospitals have found many uses for electromagnetic radiation. For example x-rays are used because they penetrate through the body and can be detected by computers which create images of the inside of a person's body. Gamma rays are usually used for cancer patients because doctors hope the radiation will kill the cancer cells before they kill the patient. Machines such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI s) use magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiations to create images of the body that can't be seen by x-rays. Though these machines can be dangerous if misused they allow doctors to save many lives.

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