High-energy waves that can strip electrons from atoms, potentially causing DNA damage.
Because it has no mass, certain forms (like gamma rays) can penetrate much more deeply into materials than particulate radiation. The Electromagnetic Spectrum nonparticulate radiation
Highly penetrating radiation often used in cancer treatment or emitted during radioactive decay. High-energy waves that can strip electrons from atoms,
It travels in a wave-like pattern and can move through a vacuum, such as outer space. nonparticulate radiation
Nonparticulate radiation lacks mass and charge, existing purely as "packets" of energy called photons.