The materials are iodine-131 and caesium-137, and they can damage the thyroid gland and the blood system.
The body parts most vulnerable to radiation damage are the blood and immune systems, reproductive organs, and the stomach and intestinal tract.
Exposure to more than 2,000 millisieverts - equivalent to more than 180 CT scans - can have long-term and genetic effects.
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