Example Sentences

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MRI did what X-rays couldn't do: See soft tissue without using ionizing radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Ultrasound is non-invasive, does not use ionizing radiation and has no known harmful effects.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

"Did the sudden environmental shift select for species, or even individuals within a species, that are naturally more resistant to ionizing radiation?"

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

The observation showed that the burst’s photons were reaching down to just 60 kilometers above the surface and ionizing more molecules in the air, creating a better reflector.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2023

Such materials, present as contaminants in water that also contains chemicals, may actually change the nature of the chemicals by the impact of ionizing radiation, rearranging their atoms in unpredictable ways to create new chemicals.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson