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Question
Why are X-rays used in medicine to treat certain forms of cancer?
Explanation
**Gamma rays** λ<10⁻² nm, f>10¹⁹ Hz, produced by nuclear transitions and radioactive decay, associated with nuclear processes because nuclear energy levels MeV vs atomic eV, highest photon energy, used in cancer treatment due to high penetration and cell damage, also sterilization, astronomy. The document explains that X-rays can damage or destroy living tissues, which makes them useful for targeting and destroying cancer cells. Using c = fλ, E₀/B₀ = c, I_d = ε₀ dΦ_E/dt, and spectrum classification λ = c/f, evaluation yields They destroy cancer cells, illustrating EM wave transverse nature and Maxwell's displacement current concept.
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