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Radiation
(not X-ray, visible, infrared, ultraviolet, etc.) Energetic radiation is sometimes used to treat cancer. The X-Ray is a common and useful source for this radiation, with its own classification in our collection. Here we consider other sources, such as radium. In modern times, high-voltage particle accelerators have been used to create powerful particle beams with well-controlled penetration, which deposit most of their destructive energy in the cancerous tissue to be destroyed. |
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