What is radiation ? What are the diffrences between the 3 types ?

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What is radiation ? What are the diffrences between the 3 types ?

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Answer 1

For the sake of clarity, there are more than 3 types of radiation. The ones you’re thinking of are the ones which typically occur naturally. Here are some forms of ionizing radiation that have been used for therapeutic purposes:

* Helium nuclei (“alpha radiation”)

* Electrons (“beta radiation”)

* Photons (“gamma rays” / “x-rays” / “annihilation photons” / “bremsstrahlung”)

* Protons

* Neutrons

* Heavy nuclei (carbon nuclei, neon nuclei, iron nuclei, etc)

* Pions