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: [[X-ray]]s can be used to create medical images of the [[intestine]]s when a [[human]] [[ingest]]s [[Barium Sulphate]] because [[X-ray]]s cannot pass through heavy [[metal]]s ([[metal]]s with a high [[Atomic Mass|atomic mass]]).
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: [[X-ray]]s can cause cancer because [[x-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]].