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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation

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A tumour deep inside a patient is treated using beams of gamma radiation sent in from outside the body. Why is gamma radiation used rather than alpha radiation?

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A

Gamma radiation is much more strongly ionising than alpha radiation

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Gamma radiation has a much shorter range in air than alpha radiation

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Gamma radiation can penetrate the body and reach the tumour

D

Gamma radiation is absorbed by the skin before it reaches the tumour

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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation Questions

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40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation, covering 4.3.1 Background radiation, 4.3.2 Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes, and 4.3.3 Uses of nuclear radiation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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