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"Those mistakes can happen when you get exposed to chemicals or radiation," Christoph said.
Chpt 3.32 *

radiation = particles emitted by nuclear decay
For that, she needed help: Henrietta lived twenty minutes from Hopkins, and Day worked nights, so he couldn't take her home after radiation until late.†
Chpt 1.5
The radiation treatments were just to make sure there were no cancer cells left anywhere inside her.†
Chpt 1.5
She was still bleeding weeks later on March 20, when Day began dropping her off each morning at Hopkins for her radiation treatments.†
Chpt 1.5
She'd change into a surgical gown, lie on an exam table with an enormous machine mounted on the wall above her, and a doctor would put strips of lead inside her vagina to protect her colon and lower spine from the radiation.†
Chpt 1.5
They were targets, so he could aim the radiation into the same area each day, but rotate between spots to avoid burning her skin too much in one place.†
Chpt 1.5
At that point, the radiation seemed like nothing more than an inconvenience.†
Chpt 1.5
But at any rate, this patient now has ...acute Gonorrhea superimposed on radiation reaction.†
Chpt 1.5
Sadie gasped: The skin from Henrietta's breasts to her pelvis was charred a deep black from the radiation.†
Chpt 1.5
On April 10, 1951, three weeks after Henrietta started radiation therapy, George Gey appeared on WAAM television in Baltimore for a special show devoted to his work.†
Chpt 1.7
They cut HeLa cells apart and exposed them to endless toxins, radiation, and infections.†
Chpt 1.7
According to Howard Jones, Henrietta got the same care any white patient would have; the biopsy, the radium treatment, and radiation were all standard for the day.†
Chpt 1.8
Henrietta couldn't walk from the house to the car, but either Day or one of the cousins managed to get her to Hopkins every day for radiation.†
Chpt 1.8
Each day, Henrietta's doctors increased her dose of radiation, hoping it would shrink the tumors and ease the pain until her death.†
Chpt 1.8
Her doctors stopped the radiation treatment and seemed as defeated by the cancer as she was.†
Chpt 1.8
As the Cold War escalated, some scientists exposed Henrietta's cells to massive doses of radiation to study how nuclear bombs destroyed cells and find ways to reverse that damage.†
Chpt 2.13
They also knew radiation levels were higher beyond the ozone layer.†
Chpt 2.18
For scientists doing research that wasn't cell-specific, like investigating the effects of radiation on DNA, not knowing what kind of cell they were working on might not affect the outcome of their research.†
Chpt 2.18
By 1951, at least twelve studies had found that cervical adenocarcinomas and epidermoid carcinomas responded the same to radiation, which was the treatment of choice for both types.†
Chpt 2.22
Oh, how my father, said how they cooked her alive with radiation treatments.†
Chpt 3.24
On top of that, Cofield said, Henrietta's doctors had misdiagnosed her cancer and might have killed her with an overdose of radiation.†
Chpt 3.28
She's responsible for plagues, sickness, and catastrophes; she's immune to fire, radiation, toxins, corrosives, disease, and aging.†
Chpt 3.31
She thought about becoming a dental assistant, but was leaning toward radiation technologist so she could study cancer and help patients who were getting radiation treatment like her mother.†
Chpt 3.37
She thought about becoming a dental assistant, but was leaning toward radiation technologist so she could study cancer and help patients who were getting radiation treatment like her mother.†
Chpt 3.37
They put cells in culture dishes and expose them to radiation, drugs, cosmetics, viruses, household chemicals, and biological weapons, and then study their responses.†
Chpt Aft.

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(1) (radiation as in: nuclear radiation)
particles emitted by unstable atomic nuclei

Generally, radiation is discussed in terms of harmful levels of radiation that cause sickness. However, there is a normal level of radiation that is not harmful and sometimes radiation is carefully used for beneficial purposes such as medical treatments that use it to kill cancer cells.
(2) (radiation as in: electromagnetic radiation)
energy sent out as invisible rays such as from heat, light, or radio waves
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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