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Assertion : A beam of charged particles is employed in the treatment of cancer.
Reason : Charged particles on passing through a material medium lose their energy by causing ionization of the atoms along their path.
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Reason : Charged particles on passing through a material medium lose their energy by causing ionization of the atoms along their path.
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if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
A radiation consists of a beam of charged particles. Normally the radiation that is used for cancer treatment is a light energy radiation which when imposed upon the cancerous tissues, destroys the cancer cells.
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