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atomic structure
effects of radiation
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contamination
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radioactive contaminartion
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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.
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