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ionizing radiation  

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  • Ionizing radiation in sufficient dosage has been known to disrupt prenatal development almost since the discovery of X-rays. Case reports of birth defects in children prenatally irradiated appeared in medical journals as early as 1929. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Ionizing Radiation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DD2L6T2R-D

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