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Gamma rays and x-rays are deadly and would kill all life if not for the protection of the atmosphere. X-rays used for medicinal purposes are carefully controlled and used in limited exposures. Sunlight also arrives as rays and would also kill us without the atmosphere's filtering effect.

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