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Description
Flashcards by Tech Wilkinson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tech Wilkinson
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| radio waves | television / radio / telecommunications [large doses may cause cancer] |
| microwaves | radar / mobile phones / microwave ovens / GPS [can affect parts of brain / eyes] |
| infrared | heaters / night vision / remote controls [overheating!] |
| visible light | hmmm... vision! [damage retina] |
| ultraviolet | disco lights / tanning studios / counterfeit detection / detergents [damage to retina / sunburn / skin cancer] |
| X-rays | medical photography / security / astronomy [cell damage / cancers] |
| gamma (\(\gamma\))-rays | cancer diagnosis & treatment / power generation / sterilising [cell damage / cancer / mutations in growing cells] |
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