Assertion: ray radiation | /r/CapableOf | pass through the body
Facets:
value: without interacting with the tissue
type: MANNER
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: That's because a large portion of gamma and x-ray radiation will pass directly through the body without interacting with the tissue (considering that at the atomic level, the body is mostly empty space), whereas alpha and beta radiation, unable to penetrate tissue, will expend all their energy by colliding with the atoms in the body and likely cause more damage.