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types of radiation
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Gamma radiation
made from
electromagnetic
radiation
(energy) and cures cancer
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Gamma radiation
Not
attracted to
either
charge
as it has
no
charge
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gamma is the
smallest
of the three
gamma has a relative mass of
0
gamma has a charge of
0
gamma is the
least
ionising as it is the
smallest
gamma can be stopped by a
few
centimetres
of
lead
or
concrete
with some passing through
Gamma Uses:
Cancer
treatment
sterilize
medical
equipment
or
fruit/vegetables
medical
tracers
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