---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LEARNING ISSUES FORM

COURSE : Bachelor of Science and Radiologic Technology
MODULE 1 : Trigger 6
NAME : Apal, Grethel Mae T.
Ballentos, Winkaiser Fradission S.
Danila, Kathleen M.
De Vera, John Michael C.
Galo, Alliah Yurih S.
Garcia, Rominna Beatrice A.
Mansueto, Kyla Camille P.
Maquiling, Riel Laurence F.
Otadoy, Rizza Mae E.
Palacio, Daryl June E.
Pamakid, Karl Rafael A.
Tan, Maxene Jhay L.
Tapayan, Jovial Zenith Ray L
DATE : September 1, 2022

A. LEARNING ISSUES:

Learning Issues
1. What is ionizing radiation?
2. When was ionizing radiation discovered?
3. What are the uses of ionizing radiation?
4. What are the effects of radiation to plants and animals?
5. How can radiation affect cell growth?
6. What is a cell and its function in the body?
 7. What will if you exposed to ionizing's radiation?
8. What is atomic composition?
9. What are the cell functions?
10. What is meant by molecular bond?

B. ASSUMPTIONS:

Assumptions
1. Ionizing radiation is a form of energy presently used in the medical field as a way of diagnosis and treatment.
2. It was discovered in 1895.
3. It is usually used in diagnostic radiology, shrink fatal tumors, and eradicate cancer cells.
4. High exposure to radiation and affect the overly growth of the plants and damaged animal’s genetic build up.
5. Exposure to radiation can affect the cell’s development resulting to cell death.
6. cells are the basic building blocks of all living things. The human body is composed of trillions of cells.
7. Ionizing activity can alter molecules within the cells of our body.
8. Composition of the Atom. Composition of the Atom. The atom consists of a tiny nucleus surrounded by moving
electrons.
9.They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy,
10.A molecular, or covalent bond, is formed when atoms bond by sharing pairs of electrons.

C. RESOLUTIONS:

Learning Issues Resolutions

1. What is ionizing radiation? Ionizing radiation is a type of energy that removes electrons from atoms
and molecules of various materials such as air, water, and living tissue.
Ionizing radiation can pass through these materials’ unseen. In the diagram
below, it is on the right side of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Ionizing radiation is commonly associated with x-rays, which can penetrate

our bodies and reveal images of our bones. We call x-rays "ionizing"
because they have the unique ability to remove electrons from atoms and
molecules in the matter they pass through. Ionizing activity can change
COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
 molecules within our bodies' cells. That action may result in future harm
(such as cancer). Ionizing radiation exposure can cause skin and tissue
damage.
2. When was ionizing radiation The understanding of ionizing radiation was discovered over a period of
discovered? several years, beginning with Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's discovery of x-
rays in 1895 and continuing with Henri Becquerel and the Curie family.
The application of x-rays and radioactive materials is far reaching in
medicine and industry. From nuclear reactors to isotope-infused saline
solutions, radioactive material is used in a variety of applications. These
technologies enable medical professionals to use vast amounts of energy
and observe biological systems in ways that were unthinkable only a
century ago.
3. What are the sources of ionizing Many types of radiation are safe, but ionizing radiation can cause harm to
radiation? humans. We are exposed to a variety of things.
Ionizing radiation sources These are the sources.
There are two types of radiation: natural environmental radiation and
man-made radiation. Natural environmental radiation results in an annual
dose of approximately 3 millisieverts (mSv). Man-made
radiation results in 3.2 mSv annually.
4. What are the effects of radiation to Effects on Plants:
plants and animals? Radiation has a positive effect on plant growth at low levels and a negative
effect at high levels, according to the Health Physics Society. Plants require
non-ionizing radiation, such as sunlight, for photosynthesis. Though these
solar radiations are essential for plant survival, some other types of non-
ionizing and ionizing radiations are harmful to plants.

Plant growth and sprouting are affected by ultraviolet radiation, and the
amount of damage is proportional to the amount of radiation received.
Because of radiation exposure, soil can compact and lose nutrients
necessary for plant growth. In plants 20 to 50% reduction in chlorophyll
content and harmful mutations are seen caused by UV radiations. Due to
intense UV radiations greater evaporation of surface water occurs through
the stomata of the leaves which results in decrease in soil moisture
COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
 content.

Effects on Animals:
Radiation has a wide range of biological effects on both humans and
animals. Higher animals are more vulnerable to radiation-induced genetic
damage. Higher animals, such as flies and insects, are more exposed than
lower animals. adiations generally induce ionizing and photochemical
reactions and thereby incorporate into DNA molecules in animal cells
causing genetic damage.

5. How can radiation affect cell Radiation has a wide range of biological effects on both humans and
growth? animals. Animals are most commonly vulnerable to radiation-induced
genetic damage. Radiation and electrons bombarded by radiation move
erratically within the cell, causing damage to the various molecules that
make up the entire cell. Inside the cell nucleus, chromosomal DNA can also
be affected or damaged which can result to cell death.
6. What is a cell and its function in Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things. The human body is
the body? composed of trillions of cells. They provide structure for the body, take in
nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy, and carry out
specialized functions
7. What will happen if you are Ionizing activity can alter molecules within the cells of our body. That
exposed to ionizing's radiation? action may cause eventual harm (such as cancer). Intense exposures to
ionizing radiation may produce skin or tissue damage.
8. What is atomic composition? Composition of the Atom. Composition of the Atom. The atom consists of a
tiny nucleus surrounded by moving electrons. The nucleus contains
protons, which have a positive charge equal in magnitude to the electron's
negative charge. The nucleus may also contain neutrons, which have
virtually the same mass but no charge.
9. What are the cell functions? They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert
those nutrients into energy, and carry out specialized functions. Cells also
contain the body's hereditary material and can make copies of themselves.
10. What is meant by molecular By Naima Manal. A molecular, or covalent bond, is formed when atoms
bond? bond by sharing pairs of electrons. This sharing can occur from atom to
COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
 atom, or from an atom to another molecular bond.
Reference:
1. Ionizing Radiation. (2021, June 29). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/ionizing_radiation.html#whatis
2. Libretexts. (2020, August 15). Discovery of Radioactivity. Chemistry LibreTexts.
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/
Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Nuclear_Chemistry/Radioactivity/
Discovery_of_Radioactivity
3. Bushong S. C. (1975). Radiologic science for technologists : physics biology and protection. Mosby.
4. Kashyap, D. (2015, September 30). Effects of Radiation on Plants and Animals. Your Article Library.
https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/radiations/effects/effects-of-radiation-on-plants-and-animals/63634?
fbclid=IwAR3ua3x7_YhhsbivMbO_VcD54yVbkU1evRjzBPzNXdygSZhL_479f_qMmyg
5. How Radiation Harms Cells – Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF). (n.d.). Radiation Effects Research
Foundation. https://www.rerf.or.jp/en/about_radiation/how_radiation_harms_cells_e/

COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY