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What damage does radiation do?
Radiation exposure causes damage to the cells of your body, which can mutate them. Mutated cells are sometimes referred to as cancer cells, and thus radiation can give you cancer. There are different effects from different kinds of radiation, but mutating cells is the basic form of damage that radiation does.
Why is too much exposure to radiation dangerous?
Too much radiation from the sun can permanently damage your skin and could cause skin cancer.
How does radiation damage human tissue?
Radiation exposure occurs from medical equipment, ultraviolet radiation from the sun and small but steady radiation from cell phones, microwaves and electrical towers. It damages human tissue by leaving the cells unstable, which can lead to cancer.
What kind of electromagnetic wave is worse?
The electromagnetic spectrum consists of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. From lowest to highest frequency these are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays. Ultraviolet and higher frequencies (X-rays & gamma rays) are capable of ionizing atoms and breaking chemical bonds. This ability to ionize makes exposure to radiation in these ranges more dangerous because ionization can damage cells or DNA leading to cancer. Additionally, the higher the frequency of the wave, the more likely it is to ionize atoms. In other words, the highest frequency wave is the most likely to ionize an atom with which it comes into contact. Therefore the electromagnetic range likely to do the most damage is the gamma ray.
Why is protection from radiation need?
Protection from radiation is important due to the biological effects of exposure to splitting cells. High radiation doses are known to cause cancer cells to develop. Consistent, repetitive low doses of radiation, over long periods of time, are also known to cause cancer. It is thought by the general public that radiation doses are not accumulative, but this is a misconception. Radiation doses are accumulative. The cells exposed to radiation show the effects until the cell dies and a new cell then replaces that cell. If the cell suffered biological damage, the damaged cell continues to regenerate and cancer can form.
Is it true that cancer is cause by radiation?
Yes, cancer is known to be caused by extended exposure nuclear radiation. If is also suspected by some that electromagnetic radiation (from electrical power lines and radio transmitters, including Cellular phones, WiFi, and radio stations)
Good and bad effects of radiation on human health?
The good about radiation is it can stop the abnormally growing cells in cancer,and radiation will let us visuallized the entire human body. Disadvantage with radiation when in great amount can cause sterility.
What are the risks of nuclear radiation?
The exposure to nuclear radiation has many risks associated with it. Cancer, DNA mutations, and radiation poisoning can all occur with any level of radiation exposure.
Which factor that contributes to cancer increases with the exposure to the sun?
Radiation
Overexposure to UV radiation can do what to you?
Over exposure to UV can cause cancer. The cancer is of skin.
What kind of EMR helps fight cancer?
The type of electromagnetic radiation that is used to fight cancer is gamma radiation. Gamma radiation is a type of ionizing radiation, which breaks the chemical bonds in cells, which makes it useful in treating cancer.
Why is lead is used in xrays and xray shield?
Over-exposure can cause soft tissue damage, burns, sterility , and possibly cancer.
Which factor that contribute to cancer increase with exposure to the sun?
radiation -novanet
What type of energy does the sun generate?
Electromagnetic radiation (light)Radio wavesUV radiation wavesInfared radiation (heat)[Perhaps skin cancer] by madbeanz
Which type of electromagnetic wave damages your health?
Electromagnetic wave with wavelength shorter than 400 nm such as Ultraviolet and X-ray can cause genetic alteration resulting to cancer. Shorter wavelength can cause more damage and short exposure time to such radiation can result to mortality.
Which disease most likely occurs after excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation?
Skin cancer.
Skin cancer can be caused by too much exposure to what?
Ultraviolet radiation that comes from the sun.
