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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.

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