effects of radiation

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  • radioactive material can cause
    dangerous ionisation
  • contamination for a longer period gives high doses resulting in mutation
    developing cancer
  • Radiation can also deposit large amounts of energy into the body, which can
    damage or destroy cells completely
  • alpha radiation is not as dangerous if the radioactive source is outside the body
    because it cannot pass through the skin and is unlikely to reach cells inside the body
  • beta and gamma radiation can penetrate the skin and 

    cause damage to cells inside the body
  • alpha radiation will damage cells if the radioactive source has been
    been breathed in as a gas or dust or if it is swallowed.
    this is contamination.
  • high doses of radiation on the eyes can cause
    cataracts.
  • high doses of radiation in the thyroid can cause the
    iodine to build up and cause cancer particular during growth
  • high doses of radiation to the lungs by breathing in radionactive isotopes can cause
    damage to DNA
  • Radioactive isotopes can sit in the stomach and

    irradiate for a long time.
  • high doses to reproductive organs can cause
    sterility or mutations.
  • Radiation can burn skin or cause

    skin cancer
  • Radiation with the bone marrow can cause
    leukaemia and other diseases of the blood.