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jaswal
Registration number-
11001685
Roll number-24
Section-A6003
Submitted to-Ms. Mridu
Sharma
PHY-152
Term
paper
Biological
Effects of
Radiation
s
Contents:
1) Acknowledgement
2) Introduction
3) Cellular damage
4) Natural background radiation
5) Man made radiation
6) Somatic and hereditary effects
7) Long term somatic effects
8) Short term somatic effects
9) Treatment of radiation injury
10) Beta irradiation of skin
11) Radiation effects during
pregnancy
12) References
Acknowledgem
ent
For the completion of this
term paper, I would like
to acknowledge my
respected teacher Ms.
Mridu Sharma who was
always very helpful to
help me in my queries in
different aspects.
Pri
yanka Jaswal
Biological
effects of
Radiations
Introductio
n
Cellular
damage
Even though all subsequent biological
effects can be traced back to interaction
with atoms, there are two mechanisms by
which radiation ultimately affects cells.
These two mechanisms are commonly
called direct and indirect effects.
Direct effect
o Treatment of radiation
injury : The methods used for the
treatment of people who have
received an acute whole body
exposure are listed below in the table :
o References:
1) www.nrc.gov
2) www.triumf.ca
3) www.google.co.in/images