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Designing for a safe workplace.

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X-radiation is an intense form of energy which occurs naturally as a background force and which is also produced artificially. Used in medicine, it offers valuable assistance in diagnosis and therapy--but there is a risk which must not be forgotten. Unfortunately there is no simple formula to calculate if radiation is dangerous or safe, says Wardray Premise Limited. In some instances a single dose will induce the growth of cancerous cells. In other instances dosage 100 times greater will have no apparent effect.

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