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Ionizing Radiation

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The biological effect of ionizing radiation on the people are dependent on several features and these features are type of radiation, the dose size received by the individual, the part of the body exposed to the radiation, the age of the individual involved and finally the biological differences (Soontornpipit 2012). The biological effects of ionizing radiation on the people are dependent on several features and these features are type of radiation, the dose size received by the individual, the part of the body exposed to the radiation, the

Ionizing Radiation

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Running head: EFFECT OF RADIATION PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE IONIZING RADIATIONName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
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EFFECT OF RADIATION1Ionizing radiation is consisting of particles and these particles contain huge amount ofenergy that ionizes the medium through which it passes. The World Health Organization alsodefines the ionizing radiation and states that it is the energy that removes the tightly boundelectrons from the orbit of it and causes the atom to become charged or ionized (Parsons 2014).In this assignment the principles of biological effects of ionizing radiation, its theories andspecial features on the cellular and tissue level will be discussed. The biological effect of ionizing radiation on the people are dependent on several features and these features are type of radiation, the dose size received by the individual, the partof the body exposed to the radiation, the age of the individual involved and finally the biologicaldifferences (Soontornpipit 2012). They type of radiation involves determines the extent of theeffect. x-ray, alpha, beta and gamma rays are differentiated on the basis of their energy potentialand therefore the tissue or cell penetration level also varies among themselves. Further, theirability to transmit directly or indirectly the tissues also varies depending on their energy content.On the other hand, the higher the dose of radiation received by the individual, the more the effectit will incur upon him (Girdhani, Sachs and Hlatky 2013). The human tissue, is able to perceive ahigher amount of radiation, however, if the same dose is provided to a monger time, then theeffect can also be witnessed in human tissue. According to Mettler (2012), the human body partshave different level of radiation absorption. Where the hand and feet of human body can absorbhigher amount of radiation, torso and blood forming tissues are highly sensitive of radiationenergy. Recent studies have revealed that several people have higher ability to pass throughradiating energies whereas others are highly sensitive to such action. As the person proceeds toaging process, the cell division process slows and therefore, radiation energies are unable t incuradverse effects on the individuals.
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