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Radiation exposure has significant health consequences. In cases of sudden high doses of ionizing radiation exposure (such as being in close vicinity to a nuclear meltdown as occurred most recently in Japan), a condition called acute radiation sickness can result, manifesting as constellation of symptoms which occur as a result of a loss of rapidly dividing cells, such as hair cells, cells of the inner lining of the gastrointestinal tract, and blood cells. Often this condition is fatal.