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In short, this means the radiation is different from the type that can alter DNA and cause cancer (ionizing radiation).
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
At some point, the Universe’s radiation was hot enough so that every neutral atom would have been ionized by a quantum of radiation, and that this leftover bath of radiation should still persist today at only a few degrees above absolute zero.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The decay of the radioisotope produces high-energy beta particles that ionize the electrolyte, creating a potential difference between the anode and cathode immersed in the solution and driving electron flow through an external circuit to produce electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Atri and his colleagues wondered, however, whether the ionizing effects of cosmic rays could confer additional benefits to those alien environments.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
At some point, the Universe’s radiation was hot enough so that every neutral atom would have been ionized by a quantum of radiation, and that this leftover bath of radiation should still persist today at only a few degrees above absolute zero.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The decay of the radioisotope produces high-energy beta particles that ionize the electrolyte, creating a potential difference between the anode and cathode immersed in the solution and driving electron flow through an external circuit to produce electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Atri and his colleagues wondered, however, whether the ionizing effects of cosmic rays could confer additional benefits to those alien environments.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Ionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ionize. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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ionize
verb
ion·ize
ˈī-ə-ˌnīz 
ionized; ionizing
1
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
2
: to become ionized
Medical Definition
ionize
verb
ion·ize
variants
or chiefly British ionise
ionized or chiefly British ionised; ionizing or chiefly British ionising
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
: to become ionized
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