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Are animals that have been exposed to radiation dangerous to people?
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No,: an animal(or person) doesn't become radioactive from radiation exposure.
Answered 10/5/2015
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Yes and no: There are two major sources of ionizing radiation (the bad radiation). Radioactive isotopes and x-rays (cosmic and gamma rays are equivalent to x-rays). x-rays do not stay in an animal. Radioactive isotopes can accumulate in an animal which would then make then a source of gamma rays. The likelihood of an animal ingesting a large dose of isotopes is almost zero.
Answered 10/29/2017
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