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ionizing radiation which is energy that's given off by radioactive materials ionizing radiation has a lot of energy much more than the low-energy radiation from radio waves cell phones and microwaves these types of low energy radiation are called non ionizing radiation ionizing radiation has potential for interacting with and changing atoms and molecules this is an important distinction which many people may not realize for simplicity we'll just refer to it as radiation if radiation hits the cells in the body it can damage or even kill the cells the amount of energy that the body absorbs from this radiation is called the radiation dose at high doses and when most of the body is exposed enough cells die to impair the function of various organs in the body and that can lead to really serious health effects including death if only a specific part of the body is exposed and the dose is high enough it could lead to localized effects such as skin injury at low doses if any cells are damaged