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- Produce ionising radiation in a controlled way leading to a range of applications.
- radiation may be used medically to kill cancerous tumors.
- radiation sources maybe used in industry to determin thickness of materials being produced (eg plate steel)
- radiation maybe used to detect smoke, and radio isotopes are key to ALL smoke detectors.
- radiation maybe used to sterilise food stuffs without damaging the food.
- radioisotopes can be used to generate heat and provide electricity, as is used in some space probes and satellites - see nuclear battery.
- radioisotopes are used to provide gamma radiation for scientific analysis - see mosbauer spectroscopy.
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