What is direct and indirect radiation?
whatdoescyclohexane.herokuapp.com › what-is-directSimilarly, you may ask, what is indirect effect of radiation? Direct-type damage results from radiation energy being deposited directly into the DNA, whereas indirect damage occurs when the species created by the interaction of the primary radiation and SEs within the molecular environment surrounding the DNA (e.g., salts, proteins, oxygen and water) react with the molecule.