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• As a result of chain of evens; physical (10 sec)
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and chemical (10 sec); process that lead to a
biological changes (hours, days, months, or
years later).
• The process is initiated by the absorption of
energy deposited by the radiation.
• The absorbed radiation energy may lead to
excitation or ionization process.
