Answers to AQA GCSE Uses of Nuclear Radiation

Practice Questions

1.State two uses of nuclear radiation in medicine

1. Exploration of Internal organs

2.Control or destruction of unwanted tissue

2. Define the term tracer

A tracer is a substance that is used to trace the flow of a substance around the body, or through an organ. 

3. What is radiotherapy?

Radiotherapy uses radiation to kill cancerous cells and therefore remove the tumour.