{"id":64602,"date":"2020-12-08T08:19:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=64602"},"modified":"2023-06-13T09:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:59:20","slug":"ionizing-radiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/ionizing-radiation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ionizing radiation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A form of radiation capable of releasing electrons from atoms.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ionizing irradiation of bacterial cells has a destructive effect upon DNA and other components, which results in the death of the cells without appreciable temperature rise; the process is therefore termed \u2018cold sterilization\u2019.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Radiant electromagnetic energy or high-energy particles that ionize atoms in a substance through which they pass. While high-energy particles can directly ionize substances, electromagnetic radiation sets in motion charged particles, which then produce ions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Electromagnetic waves capable of producing ions after interaction with matter. Examples include x-rays, gamma rays, and beta particles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Radiation or radioactive particles possessing ample energy to directly induce ionization as they traverse through the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Ionizing radiation refers to the type of radiation that has the capability to harm living tissue by disrupting and damaging individual cells at the molecular level. This encompasses various forms of nuclear radiation such as X-rays, gamma rays, and beta rays. In contrast, sound waves physically vibrate the material they traverse but do not have an ionizing effect on it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A form of radiation capable of releasing electrons from atoms. Ionizing irradiation of bacterial cells has a destructive effect upon DNA and other components, which results in the death of the cells without appreciable temperature rise; the process is therefore termed \u2018cold sterilization\u2019. 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