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The amount and duration of radiation exposure affects the severity or type of health effect.
Cancer is considered the primary health effect from radiation exposure.
Radiation can also cause changes in DNA (the blueprints) that ensure cell repair and replacement. Changes in DNA are called mutations. The mutations can be caused by exposure of the fetus in the uterus and affect only the individual who was exposed. Genetic mutations are passed on to offspring.
Health effects from 'acute' exposure to radiation usually appear quickly. These effects include burns and radiation sickness. Radiation sickness is also called 'radiation poisoning.' It can cause premature aging or death. Symptoms of radiation sickness are: nausea, weakness, hair loss, skin burns or diminished organ function.
Chemical properties of a radionuclide determine where health effects occur. Many organs require certain elements and can't make the difference between radioactive and non-radioactive forms of the element and accumulate it as rapidly as the other.
Examples:
The thyroid needs iodine to function normally, but can't tell the difference between stable and radioactive isotopes. As a result, radioactive iodine contributes to thyroid cancer more than other types of cancer.
Calcium, strontium-90 and radium-226 have similar chemical properties. Then, strontium and radium in the body tend to collect in calcium rich areas, such as bones and teeth. Then, they contribute to bone cancer.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agochemotherapy is a popular illness that requires radiation therapy. people with tumor as well require the same procedure. all of these illnesses provide some type of infection towards the body to do radiation therapy.
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∙ 7y agoAs posed, the question seems to be asking about exposure to alpha, beta, and gamma radiation - which can cause radiation sickness in acute cases and cancer as a long-term effect.
There are also diseases that can be caused by overexposure to UV radiation (like you get from the sun), e.g. melanoma.
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∙ 16y agoRadiation sickness, cancer, burning. But the side effects of these are numerous and various plus very long term like even in the children and grandchildren of the affected.
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∙ 6y agoRadiation is a cause of cancer. Such as sunlight is.
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∙ 14y agoRadiation therapy can reduce the symptoms of cancer
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Which weapon used against japan caused many people to die as a result of overexposure to radiation?
Atomic bomb
A sunburn is caused by overexposure to what kind of ray?
One type of radiation that CAN give you sunburn is UV radiation
Disease are caused by computer radiation?
yes
What are the negative effects of overexposure to radiation?
DNA Damage.
What type of heat transfer occurs when you get a sunburn?
RadiationNot really. Sunburn is not caused by heat at all, but by overexposure to ultra-violet (specifically UV-B) radiation. It causes damage directly to the DNA rather than heat damage to the skin.While the answer 'radiation' is technically correct as UV is a type of radiation, sunburn is not caused by heat transfer at all.
Why did madame curie die?
Due to overexposure to radiation, she died from leukemia.
What is a sentence for overexposure?
Any overexposure of film in photography resulted in poor images.Her overexposure to cold temperatures caused hypothermia.A thin coat left the man dealing with overexposure to the cold weather.
1.6 What effects does overexposure to UV radiation have on your skin?
the gay man is gay
Why did Radiation overexposure kill Marie curie?
yes it did on july 7 1937
Overexposure to UV radiation can do what to you?
Over exposure to UV can cause cancer. The cancer is of skin.
Why does skin turn darker when exposed to sunlight?
It is caused by sunburn, overexposure to sunlight.
Is hepatitis c a latent disease?
yes,its caused by radiation waves entering the bloodstream and fizzing cells in your aorta
