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Jan 28, 2020 · When ionizing radiation interacts with a cell, several things can happen: The radiation could pass through the cell without damaging the DNA. The radiation could damage the cell’s DNA, but the DNA repairs itself. The radiation could prevent the DNA from replicating correctly. The radiation could damage the DNA so badly that the cell dies.
To generate artificial gamma rays, the irradiation facilities use radionuclide sources, such as 60 Co, which emit gamma rays at a dose rate that is proportional to the activity of the radioactive source and inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the radioactive source . Even if an equal dose is irradiated, the irradiation time varies with the dose rate, ranging from hours ...
The response of cell renewal systems such as the bone marrow and gut depends on the inherent radiosensitivity of the stem cells, the life span of the differentiated functional cells, the sensitivity of the feed-back mechanisms and the ability of stem cells in unirradiated areas to repopulate distant areas, which occurs, for example, by migration of haematopoietic stem cells from one site in ...
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Jan 30, 2023 · Gamma rays are often considered the most dangerous type of radiation to living matter. Unlike alpha and beta particles, which are charged particles, gamma rays are instead forms of energy. They have large penetrating range and can diffuse through many cells before dissipating, causing widespread damage such as radiation sickness.
Oct 25, 2010 · This is how radiation exposures can synchronize cells in the cell cycle. Subsequent radiation exposures to the synchronized cancer cells are particularly effective. Radiation can slow down a cell’s passage through G1 and G2. One possible effect of this is to give the cell more time to repair damage prior to division.
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in order for the cell’s offspring to survive. A direct interaction of radiation with an active cell could result in the death or mutation of the cell, whereas a direct interaction with the DNA of a dormant cell would have less of an effect. As a result, living cells can be classified according to their rate of reproduction, which also ...
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How ionizations affect cells. Radiation-induced ionizations may act directly on the cellular component molecules or indirectly on water molecules, causing water-derived radicals. Radicals react with nearby molecules in a very short time, resulting in breakage of chemical bonds or oxidation (addition of oxygen atoms) of the affected molecules.