How are gamma rays used in our everyday life?

Some that come to mind: * Medical (therapeutic and diagnostic): Gamma Knives [1], Cobalt radiation therapy [2], and Nuclear Medicine [3] (diagnostic and interventional medicine), and PET scan imaging [4]. * Industrial: Nuclear power plants [5]. read more

Gamma rays are used to irradiate foodstuffs like strawberries, to prolong their shelf-life. read more

Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation similar to X-rays, light, and radio waves. Gamma rays, depending on their energy, can pass right through the human body, but can be stopped by thick walls of concrete or lead. Neutrons are uncharged particles and do not produce ionization directly. But, their interaction with the atoms of matter can give rise to alpha, beta, gamma, or X-rays which then produce ionization. read more