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23 June, 00:05

Why would gamma radiation be used in diagnostic imaging rather than alpha or beta radiation?

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    Gamma radiation is a very short wavelength electromagnetic emission, and can pass through soft tissue easily. Alpha and beta particles possess less energy and cannot easily pass through tissue.

    An x-ray is a 'negative' of body structure; gamma rays pass freely through soft tissue and expose the film, but gamma rays don't pass through bony structures well, leaving the film underexposed.
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