Radiation Effects Summarized (5) Flashcards
1
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Somatic Effects
A
Effects Experienced by the exposed individual other than the reproductive cells.
2
Q
Genetic Effects
A
Effects Inherited caused by mutation in sperm or eggs.
3
Q
Acute Exposure
A
Exposure to a large dose of radiation in a short time period
4
Q
Chronic Exposure
A
Irradiation spread over a long period of time at lower intensity levels
- delayed effects
- stochastic or non-stochastic effects
5
Q
Short term/Prompt Somatic Effects
A
Effects evident over a short time after Acute Exposure (Hours, Days, Weeks)
- Somatic
- Acute
- Prompt
- Non-stochastic effects i.e. Erythema (skin reddening)
6
Q
Long term/Delayed Effects
A
Effects caused by radiation that aren’t evident until years, decades or generations after exposure.
7
Q
Stochastic Effects
A
delayed effects =
- Cancer
- Leukemia
- Tumors
- Mutations
- premature aging
chronic exposure =
- genetic mutations in sperm or egg cells
8
Q
Non-Stochastic Effects
A
delayed effects = cataracts
prompt effects = Erythema
9
Q
Erytherma
A
Skin reddening
- skin and tissue burns
- radiation sickness
- fever
- disorientation
- death
