Exposure to X-rays has measurable biological effects on the human body
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 88/100
Extensive scientific literature confirms that exposure to ionizing radiation, including X-rays, produces distinct and measurable biological effects on the human body, ranging from cellular DNA damage to physiological inflammation and gene expression changes.
Evidence for · 10
Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Human Body
2024 · cited by 114
Paper 0 details how ionizing radiation transfers energy to human DNA, cells, and tissues, causing mutations, apoptosis, and acute health effects.
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More for · 9
Molecular Mechanisms of Specific Cellular DNA Damage Response and Repair Induced by the Mixed Radiation Field During Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
2021 · cited by 46
Paper 1 discusses how neutron-gamma mixed radiation fields induce specific DNA damage responses and repair mechanisms in cells.
Low doses of ionizing radiation activate endothelial cells and induce angiogenesis in peritumoral tissues.
2019 · cited by 22
Paper 2 demonstrates that low doses of ionizing radiation activate human endothelial cells and induce measurable angiogenesis in peritumoral tissues.
Ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage responses affect cell compressibility.
2022 · cited by 18
Paper 3 shows that ionizing radiation induces DNA damage responses that measurably alter the biomechanical properties and compressibility of human cells.
Elucidation of the Clustered Nano-Architecture of Radiation-Induced DNA Damage Sites and Surrounding Chromatin in Cancer Cells: A Single Molecule Localization Microscopy Approach
2021 · cited by 18
Paper 4 examines radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks and the resulting structural chromatin rearrangements in human cancer cells.
Radiation‐Induced Biological Effects: Molecular and Cellular Mechanism, and Applications to Radiation/Nuclear Emergency and Cancer Therapy
2025 · cited by 10
Paper 5 provides a comprehensive review of the complex molecular and cellular biological effects triggered by radiation exposure in organisms.
Radiation-induced DNA damage and altered expression of p21, cyclin D1 and Mre11 genes in human fibroblast cell lines with different radiosensitivity.
2021 · cited by 8
Paper 7 evaluates radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks and gene expression changes in human fibroblast cell lines following irradiation.
Radiation-Induced Immune Modulation and Inflammatory Responses in Human Cells and Tissues
2026 · cited by 7
Paper 8 reviews how ionizing radiation exposure drives profound biological effects on human immune function, cell death, and inflammatory responses.
RMI1 facilitates repair of ionizing radiation–induced DNA damage and maintenance of genomic stability
2023 · cited by 6
Paper 9 establishes that ionizing radiation causes DNA double-stranded breaks, prompting specific protein responses and cellular repair mechanisms.
Effects Induced in Human Cells and Tissues by Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation: A Review of Vibrational Spectroscopy Contributions
2025 · cited by 2
Paper 11 reviews the study of biological changes and structural effects induced in human cells and tissues by low doses of ionizing radiation.