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Simply put, radiation breaks chemical bonds, and this results in tissue damage. Broken bonds in the biochemical structures of cells can be repaired if they are not severe, but if chromosomes are damaged by the dissociation of the chemical bonds that hold them together, the cell can die. Radiation can also cause mutation. Lots of radiation can do lots of cellular damage, and can kill lots of cells, as you could have guessed. Additionally, the "messing up" of the DNA of a cell can trigger carcinoma, and cancer as a result of radiation exposure is entirely possible.
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Which one conduction convection or radiation is affected by color?
Radiation.
What radiation can harm the internal organs?
Gamma radiation is not easily absorbed by the human body(not as easily as alpha and beta anyway). So it can penetrate to the internal organs and harm them.
What energies we will be affected by if we stand out in the sun?
Radiation.
What part of your body is least sensitive to radiation?
Science has proved that the nervous system is the least sensitive to radiation. Blood forming organs like marrow are the most sensitive.
What part of the body is most sensitive to radiation?
It all depends on the organs. Those cells, tissues and organs, where theres lots of division are most sensitive to the harmful effects of radiation at high levels of exposure, including the skin, the gut mucosa, hair follicles and so forth...
What organs are affected by tetanus?
What organs are affected by tetanus?
Are animals not affected by radiation?
Yes, all animals are affected by radiation.
How radiation affected by surface temperature?
Nuclear radiation is not affected at all, but radiation by Electromagnetic Radiation is. This is a straight Physics topic, not Nuclear Energy.
What part of the atom is affected in radiation?
The electron is affected in radiation. The electron orbit is changed.
Can high velocity neutrons path be affected by radiation or magnetism?
Neutron's path is not affected by radiation or magnetism.
What organs are affected by sars?
The liver is most affected.
Which one conduction convection or radiation is affected by color?
Radiation.
What is the organs affected by anemia?
The organs affected by anemia include the heart, and the brain due to lack of oxygen in the blood.
What ionizing radiation is not affected by an electric field?
No electromagnetic radiation, whether ionizing or not, is affected by an electric field or by a magnetic field.
What glands are affected by radiation and why?
all of them
What organs are affected by laryngitis?
larnex
What organs are affected by silicosis?
The Lungs
