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THE acute radiation syndrome is an illness produced by exposure of the entire body, or a large part of the body, to ionizing radiations of a penetrating character. Although virtually unknown in ...

Many substances we face today are a by-product of technology. No animals have encountered them before. For example: pesticides and food additives. By contrast, radiation has always been present. The ...

Non-ionizing radiation includes the spectrum of ultraviolet (UV), visible light, infrared (IR), microwave (MW), radio frequency (RF) and extremely low frequency (ELF). Lasers commonly operate in the ...

Studies estimating cancer risk from CT radiation use data from different people exposed to different radiation (like atomic ...