Radiation poisoning is a form of damage to organic tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation 辐射中毒即是生物身体暴露在辐射中而出现病徵。
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The alpha particles released from polonium - 210 have a very low penetrating power and can be stopped easily by the outer layer of skin or a sheet of paper . it is unlikely that the particles can affect human body through direct irradiation . however the ionization power of alpha particles is very high 钋210释放的阿尔法粒子穿透能力很弱，人类的皮肤或一张纸已能隔阻它，粒子经照射影响人体的机会很微，不过由于它的电离能力很强，如果人类吸入或进食含有钋210的物质，其释放的阿尔法粒子就能直接破坏内脏细胞，即使所吸收的份量不多，也会损害身体健康，急性高剂量阿尔法辐射可以引致辐射中毒。
