AEanna raised a ward and deflected the glass shards from herself and anyone directly beside her. James tried to twist away from the neutron beam, but while it missed him, it passed close enough to ignite his shemagh and combat goggles which he had wrapped around his face to keep the smoke off. He stumbled and fell to the ground, dropping his P90 and roaring in pain as he tried to tear off the fabric that burned and stuck to his flesh.
OOC: @Slenn I'm guessing that it has a certain area of reduced effect, an aureole around the main beam where the heat and radiation are much less intense than at the core? If its either a black and white case of getting hit and dying or evading it and living though, correct me.