Is it true that a little bit of radioactivity is good for you ?

Question

I remember seeing a program several years that suggested that people living in high altitude areas of Iran and other areas of the world where there is higher background radiation than normal actually had positive health effects from this including lower incidences of major diseases

Is it true that radiation in small doses can be beneficial for you ?

Answer 1

yes,x-rays,mri scans abd chemotherapy.

Answer 2

Yes because sunshine produces Vitamin C.

Answer 3

Radiation helps keep the cancerous cells in check by destroying them.

Answer 4

It is true that low doses of radiation has beneficial effects, it increases the immune system just as exposure to a certain amount of bacteria and germs does.

People who have been exposed to low doses of radiation also have a reduced chance of malignant growths.

MRI which has been mentioned uses magnetism and radio waves, not radiation like x-rays.

Chemotherapy also mentioned uses chemicals to kill cancerous cells, there is no radiation involved, that's radiotherapy.

Answer 5

I don't think so - in England in the late 1800s people thought radium was good for them for the radiation - it wasn't - they just died of radiation sickness.

Answer 6

theres 3 main types of radiation

alpha- the least week.. used n smoke alarms and such things...

beta, used for finding leaks underground somehow ? ha i know they use it tho

and Gamma which is used to help cure cancer

its soo strong it can go rght through the body... hense why when you have an exray they use gamma rays and where it doesnt go through easily it will be highlighted and thats where it will kill it or highlight the problemed area

we are always open to radiation like in the air its always around us

it just isnt strong

Answer 7

No, radiation is not good for you.  While I agree it can be used as a diagnostic or treatment tool with little or no harm, radiation damage accumulates gradually, and may or may not lead to disease, but it it never good for you.

In this explanation I am talking about radiation that comes from nuclear decay, not other forms of radiation such as sunlight which, of course, are beneficial.