Radiosensitivity (Radiation Type) - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome back. This lesson is about the effect of radiation type on radio sensitivity. Understanding the effect of radiation type on radio sensitivity is very important. Because it informs how we practice radiation safety and how we use ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation comes in many forms. X-ray photons, beta particles, electrons, protons, neutrons, and alpha particles, All of these forms can be emitted from a source as radiation. However, these radiations do not interact in the body in the same way. And they do not have the same effect on the body. That's why this discussion on radiation type is important. Tissues have different radio sensitivity to different kinds of radiation. The main reason for this difference is the concentration of