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In PET scanning a tracer containing a radioactive material that decays by positron emission is used, and particles (gamma-ray photons) are emitted from the body and detected by the detectors.

Explain how these particles are created from positrons.

9702/04/SP/22Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics 9702 · Specimen 2022 · Paper 4 · Question 11(b)

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