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irina1246 [14]
3 years ago
11

How are gamma rays used in the medical field?

Biology
2 answers:
cluponka [151]3 years ago
6 0
Gamma-rays can kill living cells, a fact which medicine uses to its advantage, using gamma-rays to kill cancerous cells.
DENIUS [597]3 years ago
5 0
Gamma rays<span> and beta particles are all </span>used<span> to treat internal organs. X-</span>rays<span> are produced by firing electrons at a metal target and </span>gamma rays<span> are emitted by the nucleus of radioactive atoms. </span>Gamma rays<span> are </span>used<span> to kill cancer cells, and to </span>medical<span> equipment and in radioactive tracers.</span>
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