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Radiation and the Human Cell

The exposure of single human cells to X-rays indicates that they are far more sensitive to radiation than had been thought. This explains why the relatively small dose of 400 roentgens is lethal to the body

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 202 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Radiation and the Human Cell” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 202 No. 4 (), p. 142
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0460-142