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Determ<strong>in</strong>istic <strong>Effects</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Ioniz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Radiation</strong><br />
• Characteristics<br />
– M<strong>in</strong>imum dose required to produce<br />
effect - threshold<br />
– Magnitude <strong>of</strong> effect <strong>in</strong>creases with<br />
dose<br />
– Clear, unambiguous causal<br />
relationship between exposure and<br />
effect<br />
• Examples<br />
– Acute <strong>Radiation</strong> Syndrome<br />
– Cutaneous <strong>in</strong>jury<br />
– Occular <strong>in</strong>jury<br />
– Sterility<br />
– Chronic <strong>Radiation</strong> Disease<br />
Annals <strong>of</strong> the ICRP 14(3), 1984<br />
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