Which cells/tissues of our body are readily affected by radiation?
1 Answer
Oct 26, 2017
Answer is germ cells in gonad and hemopoietic tissue in bone marrow.
Explanation:
Thus chances of mutation in germ cells increases after radiation exposure.
Immediate effects of exposure includes vomiting, diarrhea, loss of hair.
Soon anaemia is reported due to death of RBC mother cells.
Exposure to radiations close to or above 500 rem for a short time may lead to death within few days.
A study in Ukrain after Chernobyl disaster points out that cases of cancer rose dramatically in the area after the residents were exposed to high level of ionising radiation on 26th April, 1986.
