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Chapter 9
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
04/24/2015

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early effects of rad exposure are produced by what
Definition
high radiation doses
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late effects of rad exposure are produced by what
Definition
low doses delivered over a long period of time
Term
examples of late damage
Definition
cataracts, leukemia, genetic mutations
Term
epidemiology
Definition
studies diseases
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late effects have what type of dose response relationship
Definition
non threshold, linear
Term
dose response curves
Definition
shows relationship between radiation and dose response
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threshold
Definition
a point at which response first occurs
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non threshold
Definition
starts at zero and means that any dose will produce a response
Term
what is the most important late stochastic somatic effect
Definition
cancer
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how much dose does it take to induce cataracts
Definition
2 gy or 200 rad, threshold non linear
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