Question

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.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A and R are false

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

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.