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State one effect of ionising radiation on the human body.
See it on the paper →State one danger to humans of ionising radiation.
See it on the paper →State one danger to humans of ionising radiation.
See it on the paper →State how exposure to ionising radiation can affect the human body.
See it on the paper →State one effect of ionising radiation on living things.
See it on the paper →State one adverse effect of ionising radiation on the human body.
See it on the paper →State one use of X-rays in a hospital.
See it on the paper →State one effect of ionising radiation on living things.
See it on the paper →State one danger of ionising radiation to living things.
See it on the paper →State one danger to living things of being exposed to large quantities of ionising radiation.
See it on the paper →Most correct responses referred to the cancer-causing properties of ionising radiation, including via mutation.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0654/32 Q10(b)(i) (Cambridge)
Most correct responses referred to the cancer-causing properties of ionising radiation, including via mutation.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0654/33 Q10(b)(i) (Cambridge)
There were a number of uncertain responses such as harming the body. A correct response needed to refer to cell mutation or cancer.
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0654/33 Q3(c)(i) (Cambridge)
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