Medical Effects Of Nuclear Radiation

Radiation Health Effects | US EPA

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A very high level of radiation exposure delivered over a short period of time can cause symptoms such as nausea and vomiting within hours and can sometimes result in death over the following days or weeks. This is known as acute radiation syndrome, commonly known as “radiation sickness.” It takes a very high … See more

Health Effects of Radiation | Radiation | NCEH | CDC

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Accidents at Nuclear Power Plants and Cancer Risk - NCI

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/nuclear-accidents-fact-sheet

What are the health hazards of exposure to ionizing radiation? At high doses, ionizing radiation can cause immediate damage to a person’s body, including, at very high …

Radiation and Its Health Effects | NRC.gov

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Consequently, radiation may have one of three biological effects, with distinct outcomes for living cells: (1) injured or damaged cells repair themselves, resulting in no residual damage; (2) cells die, …

Radiation sickness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Radiation sickness is damage to your body caused by a large dose of radiation often received over a short period of time (acute). The amount of radiation …

Radiation and Health Effects - World Nuclear Association

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Radiation particularly associated with nuclear medicine and the use of nuclear energy, along with X-rays, is 'ionizing' radiation, which means that the radiation has sufficient energy to …

Radiation risk from medical imaging - Harvard Health

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Exposure to ionizing radiation on the rise The radiation you get from x-ray, CT, and nuclear imaging is ionizing radiation — high-energy wavelengths or particles that penetrate tissue to reveal the body's …

Radiological and nuclear emergency preparedness - FDA

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The adverse health effects from exposure to radiation range from mild, such as skin reddening, to serious, such as Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS), cancer, and death. …

How Does Nuclear Radiation Harm the Body? | Live …

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There have been no detectable health effects from exposure to radioactive cesium after the accident. In general, it takes a pretty high dose of radiation to increase cancer risk, Higley said....

Long-term Effects of Nuclear Radiation - Stanford University

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Some noncancerous health effects include development of vision-impairing cataracts, thyroid diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and psychological effects. Long-term surveillance is still being conducted on the children of …