Nonparticulate: Radiation

Highly penetrating radiation often used in cancer treatment or emitted during radioactive decay.

Lower-energy waves that lack the power to ionize atoms but can cause thermal effects.

Responsible for sunburns and used in sterilization. nonparticulate radiation

The only part of the spectrum detectable by the human eye. Infrared (IR): Experienced as heat.

Nonparticulate radiation lacks mass and charge, existing purely as "packets" of energy called photons. Highly penetrating radiation often used in cancer treatment

Because it has no mass, certain forms (like gamma rays) can penetrate much more deeply into materials than particulate radiation. The Electromagnetic Spectrum

It travels in a wave-like pattern and can move through a vacuum, such as outer space. nonparticulate radiation

Frequently used in medical imaging to view internal structures.