Effects of Radiation on Life

Acute radiation syndrome or damage describes health effects present within 24 hours of exposure to high amounts of ionizing radiation.

Up to 10 percent of invasive cancers are related to radiation exposure, including both ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation.

Ionizing radiation from fallout can cause genetic effects, birth defects, cancer, cataracts, and other organ and tissue defects.

Radiation dosimetry is the measurement and calculation of the absorbed dose from exposure to indirect and direct ionizing radiation.