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Question 5

Healthcare professionals use various types of radiation for diagnosis and treatment.

a.

The table lists some types of radiation. Complete the table by putting a tick (✓\checkmark✓) in each row to show which types of radiation are ionising and which are non-ionising. One has been done for you.

RadiationIonisingNon-ionising
gamma✓\checkmark✓
X-rays
infrared
microwaves
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b.

State two safety precautions that hospital staff should take to reduce their exposure to ionising radiation.

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