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NUCLEAR SCIENCE
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it can be used to microwave food
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It can be used in cancer treatments and pacemakers
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It can be used to create helpful gamma rays
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It can be used to create radioactive waste
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Detailed explanation-1: -Radiation therapy kills cancer cells or slows their growth by damaging their DNA. Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over the years, various power sources have been used for pacemakers, including a radioactive material called plutonium-238.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pacemakers and radiotherapy Even if your pacemaker is not in the field of the radiotherapy dose, radiotherapy can interfere with how your pacemaker works. The radiation can cause chemical changes in the structure of the pacemaker and electrical energy disturbances during the treatment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Radium. Radium-223 is one of several radioisotopes currently approved for, and routinely used in, cancer therapy.