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I've always read in my Physics textbooks that high energy EM waves like x-rays and gamma rays, if our body is exposed to them for a long time, can damage the skin significantly. However, how does that happen at an atomic level?
As far as I'm concerned, the thing that differentiates a high energy wave (HEW) from a low energy wave is that the HEW has a greater frequency and because of that, more radiation is absorbed by our body in a smaller time, resulting in damage. Is it so?
As far as I'm concerned, the thing that differentiates a high energy wave (HEW) from a low energy wave is that the HEW has a greater frequency and because of that, more radiation is absorbed by our body in a smaller time, resulting in damage. Is it so?