Assessment of Responses from Radiation Exposure

Estimation of the probability of a response from exposure to radionuclides (or any other source of ionizing radiation) is greatly facilitated by the knowledge that radiation dose is the common measure of insult to any organ or tissue for any exposure situation (e.g., see NCRP, 1993a 1993b). All radiation dose or risk assessments are 

Given the models for estimating external or internal radiation doses in specific organs or tissues, the following sections consider the responses resulting from a given dose by any route of exposure. As is the case with hazardous chemicals, both stochastic and deterministic radiation effects can occur. 

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