The effect of radiation upon the human body that is the most harmful is:

radiolysis
Direct effect
Indirect effect
LET


Indirect effect

Rationale: The Indirect effect will cause chemical changes within the body's molecules. The free radicals produced by the irradiation can cause biological damage throughout molecules all the way to the DNA.

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