Radiobiology

Energetic Quanta: X-rays & Gamma-Rays

Gamma rays and X-rays are types of photons…

That represent pure electromagnetic energy
That progress at the speed of light
That may pass through all human tissues unimpeded and unchanged
Having no mass or charge, are neither attracted to nor repulsed by charged particles
Gamma-rays originate from the nucleus

X-rays originate from electron clouds