Ionizing Radiation and Health
How might I be exposed to ionizing radiation?
You are exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation from the sun, rocks, soil, natural sources in the body, radioactive waste from nuclear weapons tests in the past, certain consumer products and radioactive materials released from hospitals and from nuclear power plants and coal.
You are exposed to more if you work as a pilot, flight attendant, astronaut, medical or X-ray, or work in an industrial plant or nuclear power.
You receive additional exposure for each x-ray and nuclear medicine, and the amount depends on the type and number of tests.
How can ionizing radiation affect my health?
It has been shown that exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation environment affects human health. Exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation can cause skin burns, hair loss, nausea, birth defects, disease and death. The effects depend on the amount of ionizing radiation received and for how long, and personal factors such as sex, age at which we saw, and his state of health and nutrition. Increasing the dose more severe effects. In large populations exposed to low doses of radiation from nuclear accidents has been an increase in psychological stress (stress). In people exposed to high doses of ionizing radiation before birth have no effects on mental function.
What are the chances of ionizing radiation cause cancer?
Exposure to ionizing radiation can increase your chances of developing cancer. As with other health effects, the possibility of developing cancer depends on how much radiation received, the age at which they are exposed and the type of cancer.
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