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[[X-ray|Röntgen radiation]] affected Gallifreyans so minimally that Gallifreyan children were routinely given radioactive toys in the nursery. They could, at will, absorb very high doses of Röntgen radiation, transform it into a form harmless to humans, and expel it from their bodies. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') [[Radiation]] of other kinds could be fatal, but even then a Gallifreyan could handle much higher doses than a normal human could, and could hold out much longer than even most terrestrial life-forms, ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') although a unique form of radiation around the [[Lakertyan System]] was only fatal to Time Lords while being harmless to humans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'') | [[X-ray|Röntgen radiation]] affected Gallifreyans so minimally that Gallifreyan children were routinely given radioactive toys in the nursery. They could, at will, absorb very high doses of Röntgen radiation, transform it into a form harmless to humans, and expel it from their bodies. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') [[Radiation]] of other kinds could be fatal, but even then a Gallifreyan could handle much higher doses than a normal human could, and could hold out much longer than even most terrestrial life-forms, ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') although a unique form of radiation around the [[Lakertyan System]] was only fatal to Time Lords while being harmless to humans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'') | ||
Gallifreyans needed less sleep than humans, and could make do with as little as an hour. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'', [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|The Highlanders]]'') | Gallifreyans needed less [[sleep]] than humans, and could make do with as little as an hour. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'', [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|The Highlanders]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] claimed only to need a little sleep "every [[month]] or seven". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The War Valeyard (audio story)|The War Valeyard]]'') | ||
A Gallifreyan who was severely injured without actually needing to regenerate to heal the damage would generally slip into a healing coma, and devote all his or her energy to healing the injury. While in the coma, they would appear to be dead. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'', ''[[Vanishing Point (novel)|Vanishing Point]]'') | A Gallifreyan who was severely injured without actually needing to regenerate to heal the damage would generally slip into a healing coma, and devote all his or her energy to healing the injury. While in the coma, they would appear to be dead. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'', ''[[Vanishing Point (novel)|Vanishing Point]]'') | ||
Time Lords also seem to have an increased resilience to higher frequencies of sound. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | Time Lords also seem to have an increased resilience to higher frequencies of [[sound]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | ||
Gallifreyans could be disabled by a blow to the left shoulder, which possessed a vulnerable nerve cluster. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'') | Gallifreyans could be disabled by a blow to the left shoulder, which possessed a vulnerable nerve cluster. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'') | ||
