Radiation Risks To Humans From Medical Radiation

Health Effects of Radiation | Radiation | NCEH | CDC

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How Radiation Affects Your Body Radiation can damage the DNA in our cells. High doses of radiation can cause Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) or Cutaneous Radiation Injuries (CRI). High doses of radiation could also lead to cancer later in life.

Radiation Health Effects | US EPA

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Radiation and Health - World Health Organization

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Today, the most common artificial sources of human exposure to radiation are X-ray machines and radiopharmaceuticals used for diagnostic or radiotherapy and other …

Radiation risk from medical imaging

https://www.health.harvard.edu/cancer/radiation-risk-from-medical-imaging

Most of what we know about the risks of ionizing radiation comes from long-term studies of …

Risks of Radiation | UCSF Radiology

https://radiology.ucsf.edu/patient-care/patient-safety/radiation-safety/risks-of-radiation

When X-ray radiation is absorbed within our bodies, it can damage molecular structures and potentially cause harm. …

Risks of Medical Radiation - Special Subjects - Merck …

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Radiation may be harmful if the total accumulated dose for a person is high, as when multiple CT scans are done, because CT scans require a higher doses than most other …

Radiation sickness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/radiation-sickness/symptoms-causes/syc-20377058

Having radiation sickness can contribute to both short-term and long-term mental health problems, such as grief, fear and anxiety about: Experiencing a …

What are the risks from radiation exposure from medical …

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There are studies of large populations exposed to radiation that have demonstrated slight increases in cancer risk even at low levels of radiation exposure, …

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 …