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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.
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What factors determine the extent of radiation damage?
The amount of exposure (measured in rads or rems), the duration of exposure, and the type of radiation you are exposted to determine the extent of the damage.
Which type of radiation can cause the most damage to the cells in the body?
The strongest type of radiation of course.
What is the deadliest radiation?
gamma if you're counting external damage, and alpha if you're counting internal
what cells types are least sensitive to ionizing radiation damage?
Cells that do not have a nucleus
Why is too much exposure to radiation dangerous?
Too much radiation from the sun can permanently damage your skin and could cause skin cancer.
Which type of radiation can cause the most damage to cells in the body?
neutron radiation
What is the effect from a radiation?
the radiation can cause the brain damage so it is really hamful.
Can the mobile phone really damage your private part if you have it in your pocket?
No, absolutely not. The phone emits radiation -- but not the bad kind. It emits the same kind of radiation as your flashlight or radio, it's not going to damage anything. The "bad kind" of radiation (ionizing radiation) can damage your "private part", but there's none of it in your phone.
How can nuclear power damage ecosystems?
Radiation
What factors determine the extent of radiation damage?
The amount of exposure (measured in rads or rems), the duration of exposure, and the type of radiation you are exposted to determine the extent of the damage.
Which of the following cell types are at least sensitive to ionizing radiation damage?
Cells that are actively dividing are most sensitive to radiation damage.
What are two examples of somatic radiation damage?
Sun Burns and X-ray damage.
Which type of radiation can cause the most damage to the cells in the body?
The strongest type of radiation of course.
Will people be affected by electromagnetic radiation?
that depends on the wavelength of the radiation. the shorter the wavelength the more damage it can do.
What are the negative effects of overexposure to radiation?
DNA Damage.
Why is the robot not at risk of damage from radiation in space?
Robots are at risk of damage from radiation in space. However, they are at less risk than living creatures because they don't have DNA.
Why is internal radiation therapy used?
The advantage of internal radiation therapy is that it concentrates the radiation near the cancer and lessens the chance of damage to normal cells
