Physics A-Level
Diagnostic imaging and therapeutic treatment
What Diagnostic imaging and therapeutic treatment means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Diagnostic imaging and therapeutic treatment
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Imaging of fractures and tumours gains accurate information at low dose, while therapy uses higher doses to kill tumour cells.
Topics that use Diagnostic imaging and therapeutic treatment
- Rutherford scattering (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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