Effects of Radiation Exposure Key Terms

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  1. 7. Symptoms of short term radiation effects after a massive dose of ionizing radiation
  2. 8. Amount of radiation sufficient to cause death of an organism
  3. 9. When radiation affects all body cells except the reproductive cells
  4. 10. Theory that radiation-exposed tissues accrue damage and may function at a diminished capacity with each repeated exposure
  5. 11. Refers to a substance or tissue that is susceptible to injury by ionizing radiation
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  1. 1. Observable adverse biological effects caused by radiation exposure. The severity of change in tissues depends on radiation dose
  2. 2. When a biological response is based on the probability of occurrence rather than the severity of the change
  3. 3. Time between exposure to radiation and the first clinically observable symptoms
  4. 4. Radiation effect that is passed on to future generations
  5. 5. Refers to a substance or tissue that is not easily injured by ionizing radiation
  6. 6. Cell division