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What is the effect of too much radiation exposure over time? do you get some cancers?
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Possible: Yes possible to get cancers but every measure is in place not to get exposed, all over ( the world ) who work with radiation wear special badges , cheeked yrly to see amount of exposure, if reading are high preventive measure will be taken from source to the staff, .
Answered 7/6/2012
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