Question

Which of these is an example of a medical use for radiation?

A. irradiating strawberries to kill bacteria.
B. listening to the music on the radio.
C. locating leaks in a petroleum pipeline.
D. treating thyroid cancer with l-131. ​

Answer 1

D. treating thyroid cancer with l-131

Step-by-step explanation:

Radiation can be in the form of particles or waves. In medicine, it is very effective at treating cancer. One way in which a type of radiation that can do this is gamma rays, so many of them are fired at the cancerous cells. This can be dangerous if healthy tissue is damaged around the area, so calculations are done to see how much gamma rays should be fired to ensure that the cancerous cells are killed.