Carcinogenesis - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome back. This lesson is about radiation induced carcinogenesis. Potential effects of radiation exposure include things like skin erythema, hair loss, called epilation, cataracts, acute radiation syndrome, and cancer called carcinogenesis, which is the topic of this lesson. Of all of these effects, Carcenogenesis is the most likely adverse effect to occur in medical imaging. Even carcinogenesis is very unlikely. But compared to the other effects, it is associated with the highest probability of occurrence. That's why this is such an important topic for healthcare workers working with ionizing radiation to understand. So here's what happens. Consider these three identical and perfectly healthy cells. What happens to these cells when they're exposed to radiation? What