In this lesson, you learned about how radiation is used in the medical field as an imaging tool and as a method of fighting cancer. There are both benefits and risks of using radiation as a medical tool. Using information from the article in the piece Nuclear Radiation in Medicine (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or your own research, answer the following questions.

What are the benefits of using radiation as a medical tool? List three benefits from the article or your own research.
What are the risks of using radiation as a medical tool? List three risks from the article or your own research.
Do you think the professionals in the medical field currently use radiation in the best way possible? If so, why? If not, how could they improve? List information from the article or your own research that supports your opinion.
Do you think radiation should be used as a tool in the medical field? Why or why not? List three facts from the article or your own research to support your point of view.