Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
'X – rays should not be taken often'. Give the reason.
Short/Brief Note
Advertisements
Solution
- Radiation does involve X – rays tests and isotope scans (in nuclear medicine) are too low to cause immediate hazardous effects.
- If should be taken often, X-ray radiation from medical examinations though slightly increases one’s risk for cancer which can occur a year or decades after X-ray exposure.
shaalaa.com
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write the uses of Ceramic.
Write the uses of Radioactive substances.
Which of the following is the radio isotope in pair?
\[\ce {^12_6 C , ^14_6 C}\]
Give reason for your answer.
Increasing crops : Radio phosphorous, Effective functioning of heart : _____
Write any two elements which are used for inducing radioactivity?
Which hazardous radiation is the cause for genetic disease?
What is the amount of radiation that may cause the death of a person when exposed to it?
Write any three features of natural and artificial radioactivity.
Define one roentgen.
Give one example of a radio isotope.
