They have very high energy and will even go through metals. So they can be used for finding tiny cracks in metals. You cannot see the hairline cracks in an aeroplane wing with the naked eye. How would you like the wings to fall off the plane on your summer holiday flight to Neasden or wherever it is that you go. If the plane has been thoroughly checked you should be safe.
Some radioactive materials produce gamma rays.
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