Radiation damage

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  • radiation damage
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  • Somatic and genetic damage to living organisms caused by exposure to ionizing radiation.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Radiation damage is the effect of ionizing radiation on physical objects including non-living structural materials. It can be either detrimental or beneficial for materials. Radiobiology is the study of the action of ionizing radiation on living things, including the health effects of radiation in humans. High doses of ionizing radiation can cause damage to living tissue such as radiation burning and harmful mutations such as causing cells to become cancerous, and can lead to health problems such as radiation poisoning.

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Radiation_damage)