All nuclear radiation is ____. Alpha particles, beta particles and ____ rays from the nuclei of radioactive materials cause ionisation by knocking ____ off their atoms. This can also happen when nuclear radiation strikes living tissue. This can cause changes to DNA which can result in cell mutation and possible cancer. Not all ionising radiation comes from radioactive nuclei. ____ waves and ____, can also cause ____, but do not come from ____ nuclei.

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