![]() ![]() Gamma rays can pass completely through the human body as they pass through, they can cause damage to tissue and DNA. and/or gamma rays gamma raysA form of ionizing radiation that is made up of weightless packets of energy called photons. Beta-emitters are most hazardous when they are inhaled or swallowed. Some beta particles are capable of penetrating the skin and causing damage such as skin burns. Alpha particles pose no direct or external radiation threat however, they can pose a serious health threat if ingested or inhaled., beta particles beta particlesA form of particulate ionizing radiation made up of small, fast-moving particles. The ionizing radiation that is emitted can include alpha particles alpha particlesA form of particulate ionizing radiation made up of two neutrons and two protons. Ionizing radiation can affect the atoms in living things, so it poses a health risk by damaging tissue and DNA in genes. Radioactive decay is the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation ionizing radiationRadiation with so much energy it can knock electrons out of atoms. Radioactive elements emit ionizing radiation as their atoms undergo radioactive decay. ![]() Ionizing radiation comes from x-ray machines, cosmic particles from outer space and radioactive elements. Ionizing radiation has so much energy it can knock electrons out of atoms, a process known as ionization. Examples of this kind of radiation are radio waves, visible light and microwaves. Non-ionizing radiation has enough energy to move atoms in a molecule around or cause them to vibrate, but not enough to remove electrons from atoms. There are two kinds of radiation: non-ionizing radiation and ionizing radiation. ![]()
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