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Inside each of the mission's four thrusters, an electromagnetic field ionizes the xenon gas before expelling the ions to produce thrust.
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Make no mistake- CT scans absolutely use ionizing radiation and patients and physicians should be cautious when ordering them for diagnoses.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The X-rays expose people to ionizing radiation, which can cause DNA damage.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
These forms of energy can ionize, or charge, low layers of the planet’s ionosphere on the sun-facing side.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Make no mistake- CT scans absolutely use ionizing radiation and patients and physicians should be cautious when ordering them for diagnoses.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The X-rays expose people to ionizing radiation, which can cause DNA damage.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
These forms of energy can ionize, or charge, low layers of the planet’s ionosphere on the sun-facing side.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
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“Ionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ionize. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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ionize
verb
ion·ize
ˈī-ə-ˌnīz 
ionized; ionizing
1
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
2
: to become ionized
Medical Definition
ionize
verb
ion·ize
variants
or chiefly British ionise
ionized or chiefly British ionised; ionizing or chiefly British ionising
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
: to become ionized
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