Editing Radionuclide (section)

==Impacts on organisms==
Radionuclides that find their way into the environment may cause harmful effects as [[radioactive contamination]]. They can also cause damage if they are excessively used during treatment or in other ways exposed to living beings, by [[radiation poisoning]]. Potential health damage from exposure to radionuclides depends on a number of factors, and "can damage the functions of healthy tissue/organs. Radiation exposure can produce effects ranging from skin redness and hair loss, to [[radiation burn]]s and [[acute radiation syndrome]]. Prolonged exposure can lead to cells being damaged and in turn lead to cancer. Signs of cancerous cells might not show up until years, or even decades, after exposure."<ref name="Fact sheet N°371">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs371/en/ |publisher=World Health Organization |title=Ionizing radiation, health effects and protective measures| date=November 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref>