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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.
PhysicsDual Nature of MatterAIIMSAIIMS 2003
Options:
  • A if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
  • B if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
  • C if assertion is true but reason is false
  • D if both assertion and reason are false statements.
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The correct answer is: 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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