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Uses and hazards of radiation in medicine and industry
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15 AQA GCSE Physics questions on Uses and hazards of radiation in medicine and industry, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

A medical tracer is a radioactive substance used to:

  1. Follow the path of substances inside the body
  2. Cure all diseases instantly
  3. Replace blood
  4. Set broken bones
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✓ Answer: AFollow the path of substances inside the body
A tracer is injected or swallowed; its radiation is detected outside the body to monitor organs or blood flow.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

Radiotherapy uses radiation to:

  1. Destroy cancer cells
  2. Take X-ray images only
  3. Sterilise food
  4. Measure thickness
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✓ Answer: ADestroy cancer cells
Radiotherapy directs high doses of radiation (often gamma) to kill cancer cells.
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How is Uses and hazards of radiation in medicine and industry typically tested on AQA GCSE Physics papers?
Uses and hazards of radiation in medicine and industry appears across multiple question types on real AQA GCSE Physics papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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