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This course will review types of ionizing radiation and their differences, physical and chemical interactions of radiation with key biological molecules, and effects on living matter beginning with molecular and cellular interactions and proceeding to tissue, organ, and organism levels, emphasizing the human system. Radiation’s beneficial effects in cancer therapy and medicine, as well as its detrimental and carcinogenic effects, will be discussed. Specific units will consider food irradiation, nuclear power plant accidents, radiation terrorism, everyday sources exposure to the U.S. population, and other practical situations involving radiation. Prerequisites: 410.601 Biochemistry, 410.602 Molecular Biology, 410.603 Advanced Cell Biology I. SCI