Medical Effects And Risks Of Exposure To Ionising Radiation

Medical effects and risks of exposure to ionising radiation

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Effects may be apparent almost immediately or may take decades to be manifest. Cancer is the most important stochastic effect at absorbed doses of less than 1 Gy. The risk of cancer induction varies widely across different tissues; however, the risk of fatal radiation …

Ionizing radiation, health effects and protective measures

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Health Effects of Radiation | Radiation

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How Radiation Affects Your Body. Radiation can damage the DNA in our cells. High doses of radiation …

Ionizing Radiation - Health Effects | Occupational Safety …

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When ionizing radiation interacts with cells, it can cause damage to the cells and genetic material (i.e., deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA). If not properly repaired, this damage can …

Radiation Health Effects | US EPA

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Ionizing radiation Ionizing radiationRadiation with so much energy it can knock electrons out of atoms. Ionizing radiation can affect the …

Health effects of ionising radiation | ARPANSA

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Very high doses (between about 1 sievert and 10 sievert), received in a short period, kill large numbers of cells, which can impair the function of vital organs and systems. Acute …

Medical effects and risks of exposure to ionising radiation

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Effects and risk from exposure to ionising radiation depend upon the absorbed dose, dose rate, quality of radiation, specifics of the tissue irradiated and other …

Radiation Exposure: Risks and Health Effects

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There is always a risk of damage to cells or tissue from being exposed to any amount of ionizing radiation. Over time, exposure to radiation may cause cancer and other …

Radiation risk from medical imaging

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(A millisievert is a measure of radiation exposure; see "Measuring radiation.") Exposure to ionizing radiation from natural or background sources …

Radiation Studies: Ionizing Radiation | CDC

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Medical diagnostic exams are the main manmade source of ionizing radiation exposure in the U.S. The goal of medical diagnostic imaging is for the benefits …