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| ==== Radioactive Legacy ==== | ==== Radioactive Legacy ==== |
| Damaging effects of ionizing radiation were not known at the time, so there were no safety measures known. Marie Curie's papers from the 1890s, even her cookbooks, are still considered too dangerous to handle and will be for 1,500 years. She was also exposed to the first unshielded X-rays machines during First World War when she served as a radiologist in field hospitals. She died in 1934 for aplastic anemia, the result of years of exposure to radiation through her work in labs and hospitals. Also, her daughter Irène Curie died in 1956 from acute leukemia, linked to her exposure to polonium and X-rays. [([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/curies-isolate-radium|History]])] | The damaging effects of ionizing radiation were not known at the time, so Curie took no safety measures. Marie Curie's papers from the 1890s, even her cookbooks, are still considered too dangerous to handle and will remain so for 1,500 years. She was also exposed to the first unshielded X-ray machines during the First World War when she served as a radiologist in field hospitals. She died in 1934 of aplastic anemia, the result of years of exposure to radiation through her work in labs and hospitals. Additionally, her daughter Irène Curie died in 1956 from acute leukemia, linked to her exposure to polonium and X-rays. [([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/curies-isolate-radium|History]])] |
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