Cambridge IGCSE Physics · Syllabus 0625 · Nuclear Physics
Effects of Ionising Radiation
What is Effects of Ionising Radiation?
Ionising nuclear radiation harms living things by removing electrons from atoms in cells. The effects named by the syllabus are cell death, mutations, which are changes to the genetic material that may be passed on, and cancer.
This definition is part of the Nuclear Physics chapter in Cambridge IGCSE Physics.