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Dental X-rays emit a form of energy called ionizing radiation, which can damage DNA and increase the risk for cancer.
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Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Uranium is a radioactive element, meaning its atoms are unstable and decay over time, emitting ionizing radiation.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Under optimal viewing conditions, the stargazing website Earth Sky notes, about a quarter of Lyrids shooting stars produce persistent trains—lingering streaks of light that are the result of gases being ionized as the meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere.
—Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
The ionizing nature of X-rays can break chemical bonds, damage living cells and distort the biological structures under investigation.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Uranium is a radioactive element, meaning its atoms are unstable and decay over time, emitting ionizing radiation.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Under optimal viewing conditions, the stargazing website Earth Sky notes, about a quarter of Lyrids shooting stars produce persistent trains—lingering streaks of light that are the result of gases being ionized as the meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere.
—Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
The ionizing nature of X-rays can break chemical bonds, damage living cells and distort the biological structures under investigation.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Ionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ionize. Accessed 29 Jan. 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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