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When interacting with matter, nuclear radiation can undergo deflection and may produce ionisation. The three types of radiation (alpha, beta and gamma) have very different values of charge, mass and energy; these properties determine the range of the radiation in a given material. Absorption of radiation is described by an exponential relationship.
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