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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > ionizing radiation
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > ionizing radiation
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > radiation > ionizing radiation
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > health risks and health behaviors > radiation > ionizing radiation
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ionizing radiation  

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  • Ionizing radiation in sufficient dosage has been known to disrupt prenatal development almost since the discovery of X-rays. Case reports of birth defects in children prenatally irradiated appeared in medical journals as early as 1929. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Ionizing Radiation]

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