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The 62 pages that link to Ionizing radiation, each with the reason it gives.

• Medical imagingRelated: X-ray and nuclear imaging use it, unlike ultrasound and MRI.

• DNA damageRelated: It causes DNA breaks and chemical lesions directly or through reactive species.

• Radioactive wasteRelated: Its biological effects determine the protective measures needed during handling.

• Chest radiographyRelated: X-rays are ionizing radiation, so examinations use exposure levels appropriate to the clinical question.

• Radiation damageRelated: Ionization alters electronic states and can trigger chemical or structural damage.

• Computed tomography angiographyRelated: CTA exposes patients to X-rays, so dose optimization matters, especially for repeated scans.

• MutagenesisRelated: It can damage DNA directly and generate reactive molecules that cause mutations.

• HiroshimaRelated: Exposure caused acute illness and lasting health risks among survivors.

• Occupational cancerRelated: Workplace radiation exposure can damage DNA and raise cancer risk in exposed organs.

• O-type starRelated: O-type stars supply much of the ionizing radiation in young stellar environments.

• Thermoluminescence datingRelated: Radiation from the sample and its surroundings replenishes trapped charge after the last heating.

• Eagle NebulaRelated: Ultraviolet photons from NGC 6611 ionize and heat the nebula’s gas.

• Henri BecquerelRelated: The penetrating emissions from uranium could affect photographic material through barriers.

• Stanley B. PrusinerRelated: Earlier radiation-inactivation studies helped constrain the size of the scrapie infectious agent.

• Dirty bombRelated: The dispersed material can expose people to ionizing radiation from outside or after entering the body.

• ChemosterilantRelated: Radiation is a major alternative to chemical treatment for inducing insect sterility.

• Decay productRelated: Radioactive products can expose surrounding matter to ionizing emissions.

• Louis Harold GrayRelated: It was the kind of radiation whose biological effects Gray investigated.

• Medical physics and public healthRelated: It is central to many medical imaging and cancer-treatment technologies and their risks.

• Nuclear technologyRelated: Many nuclear applications depend on its ability to penetrate matter or cause ionization.