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: [[Gamma-ray]]s can cause cancer because [[gamma-ray]]s can [[Penetration Depth|penetrate]] soft [[tissue]] and can ionise and damage [[DNA]] [[molecule]]s in the body [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] leading to a [[mutation]].
: High intensity [[gamma-ray]]s can cause [[Radiation Sickness|radiation sickness]] because they can ionise and damage all parts of a [[Cell (Biology)|biology]] killing that [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].