I'm writing a sci-fi story, and while sci-fi isn't necessarily scientifically sound all the time, I'd like to make it close enough so that smart people don't laugh at me for my foolishness.
One of the characters in my story is almost entirely cyborg, except for his central nervous system. The way I wanted to go with this was, because almost none of him is organic, he's practically immune to radiation poisoning. But considering he still has an organic brain and spinal cord, obviously that's not true. My question is, to what extent is this idea flawed? Like, is he LESS vulnerable to the radiation because fewer parts of his body can be damaged? Or does he have just as much a chance of dying (or getting sick) from it as anyone else? Can he stay in a radioactive facility (think Chernobyl) for longer periods of time than a normal person? How can I come off as intelligent as possible without admitting that science fiction is already ridiculous by nature?
One of the characters in my story is almost entirely cyborg, except for his central nervous system. The way I wanted to go with this was, because almost none of him is organic, he's practically immune to radiation poisoning. But considering he still has an organic brain and spinal cord, obviously that's not true. My question is, to what extent is this idea flawed? Like, is he LESS vulnerable to the radiation because fewer parts of his body can be damaged? Or does he have just as much a chance of dying (or getting sick) from it as anyone else? Can he stay in a radioactive facility (think Chernobyl) for longer periods of time than a normal person? How can I come off as intelligent as possible without admitting that science fiction is already ridiculous by nature?