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According to the [[Fourth Doctor]], the radiation resulting from the explosion of a [[Jagaroth ship]] in the [[distant past]] of [[Earth]] triggered the rise of life from the primordial ooze on the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | According to the [[Fourth Doctor]], the radiation resulting from the explosion of a [[Jagaroth ship]] in the [[distant past]] of [[Earth]] triggered the rise of life from the primordial ooze on the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | ||
Radiation was often harmful or fatal to most life and could cause [[mutation]]s. In many life forms, it induced [[radiation sickness]], including Gallifreyans. ([[TV]]: "[[The Survivors (episode)|The Survivors]]", ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]] | Radiation was often harmful or fatal to most life and could cause [[mutation]]s. In many life forms, it induced [[radiation sickness]], including Gallifreyans. ([[TV]]: "[[The Survivors (episode)|The Survivors]]", ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') Nonetheless, [[Time Lord]]s could absorb, withstand and expel great doses of certain types of radiation; the [[Tenth Doctor]] said he used to play with roentgen bricks in the nursery. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') Others could absorb and regenerate with it, such as the [[Kastrian]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'') and the [[Dalek]]s on [[Skaro]], whose evolution led to them becoming dependent on a constant supply of radiation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') Nevertheless, radiation could still prove harmful to the Daleks. When "[[Rusty]]" was damaged, a crack in his power supply began leaking trionic radiation that began killing him and affected his mind, turning him into a "good Dalek." When the [[Twelfth Doctor]] stopped the radiation leak, Rusty immediately returned to normal. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'') | ||
Some organisms could withstand large amounts of radiation, such as the [[Foamasi]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'') | Some organisms could withstand large amounts of radiation, such as the [[Foamasi]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'') | ||
