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Reproductive organs High doses can cause sterility or mutations. Skin Radiation can burn skin or cause cancer. Bone marrow Radiation can cause leukaemia and other diseases of the blood.
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Amid a steady stream of galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic particles raining down on planes, the higher altitude and latitude of flights, the higher radiation doses for crew and passengers.
It is estimated that less than 10% of the radiation emitted in the accident remains, and some of the most dangerous isotopes, such as iodine, disappeared within a few months of the accident.