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The effect of ionizing radiation to a cell

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Explain and discuss the differences between a "direct hit" and an "indirect hit" of radiation to the cell

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This 250 word solution discusses and the differences between, the some of the effects of, and defines both the "direct hit" and "indirect hit" of ionizing radiation to a cell.

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Hi, I believe I can help you with this problem. The discussion is shown below. If you have any additional questions and/or comments, I'd be happy to address them as well.

To put your question into context, lets first briefly review the inner details of the cell. As I am sure you know, the nucleus of a human cell contains 46 chromosomes paired in two sets of 23, which ...

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