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Stochastic effects
Effects that occur by chance, generally occurring without a threshold level of dose, whose probability is proportional to the dose and whose severity is independent of the dose. In the context of radiation protection, the main stochastic effects are cancer and genetic effects.
A service to the public by The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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International Codes INDEX:List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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