Since the world's natural resources are being consumed at an alarming rate, radioactivity is used to fuel nuclear power plants that create heat and energy. However, the use of nuclear radiation requires strict safety precautions and careful operation and maintenance. If those rules are not abided seriously, nuclear afflictions could happen such as The
Research says that radioactive materials are used beneficially in medicine (e.g. X-rays), but radiation therapy is two timing that groundwork. Though it fights different cancers, it is also a major cause of cancer. Radiation can destroy cancerous cells, but a little high dosage could also destroy the good cells that are helpful to the body. The loss of good cells cause side effects like infections, appetite loss, hair loss, skin change, and fatigue. Moreover, radiation cell’s penetrating nature, and its ability to ionize atoms or molecules inside the body may lead to damage of cells' DNA. As a result, cells can behave incorrectly leading to the development of cancer. For example, Prime time found a story on a woman who was almost killed because the radiation level was accidentally too high during her therapy sessions. Apparently, radioactivity isn’t that advantageous for the medical field—contrary to popular belief!
Food irradiation is another way that can use radioactivity harmfully; it is a form of preservation that kills the bacteria and sterilizes the food. It can also keep harmful pests and insects away from food, which traditional preservation of canning with oil, salt, and vinegar is not able to do. Of course, like everything else that uses radiation, this process also requires carefulness. Eating regular food is safer and healthier than irradiated food because high levels of radiation can cause food-borne illnesses, food poisoning, and a decreasing of vitamin percentages according to MSN Encarta. Because of these research results, only a limited amount of irradiated food has been sold in the
Seeing the negative effects associated with the uses of radiation in the production of energy, medicine, and preserving food, radioactivity is clearly not as helpful as the founders intended it to be. The world’s greatest scientists or technicians are not perfect; they could make a mistake and because of that demanding carefulness, radioactivity is disastrous. Their small mistakes can result into a big catastrophe losing innocent lives. Yes, doing things the regular way is safer than using radiation.
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