Abstract:Ionizing radiation such as X-rays is a singular form of energy that surmounts the binding energy of electrons that orbit atoms and molecules. 1 In biological material exposed to X-rays, the most common consequential scenario is that this creates hydroxyl radicals from interactions between X-rays and water molecules. These radicals, in turn, interact with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to cause breakage of bonds or damage to the base. 1 Thus, mutations, chromosomal translocations and fusions between genes can occu… Show more
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