Highly penetrating radiation often used in cancer treatment or emitted during radioactive decay.
It travels in a wave-like pattern and can move through a vacuum, such as outer space. nonparticulate radiation
High-energy waves that can strip electrons from atoms, potentially causing DNA damage. Highly penetrating radiation often used in cancer treatment
, more commonly referred to as electromagnetic radiation , consists of energy waves rather than physical particles. Unlike particulate radiation (such as alpha or beta particles, which have mass), nonparticulate radiation is composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that travel at the speed of light. Key Characteristics potentially causing DNA damage.
The only part of the spectrum detectable by the human eye. Infrared (IR): Experienced as heat.