A basic look at the danger of radiation to cells. However, this clip only looks at the acute effects which were apparent from the outset. Too much x-radiation caused recurrent reddening of the skin or loss of hair, hours or days later, often followed by painful radiation burns. By 1897, 69 cases of skin damage were reported. By 1902, hundreds of cases of x-ray injuries were documented. Surgery was often needed to repair the damage. Radiation burns which had apparently healed often developed into cancers later on. By 1922 that more than 100 early radiologists had died of occupationally produced cancers. In the 20-year period before 1949, radiologists also suffered an incidence of leukemia nine times the normal rate. In the late 1920s, researchers discovered another kind of biological effect from ionizing radiation: damage to genes and chromosomes. Some of this damaged genetic material may be transmitted to future generations. Go to www.ccnr.org for more information on health effects from radiation exposure. This was clipped from the 1963 film, About Fallout, from the US Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense. The entire film is available at the Internet Archives.
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