Stochastic effect definition
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Stochastic effect of ionizing radiation is the effect that could occurs at any given radiation dose.
Stochastic effect, meaning that there is no deterministic dose that could lead to biological damage.
Stochastic effect of radiation and its cancer risk is most feared and least understood because it has no minimal threshold doses and adverse outcomes take at least 1-2 decades to manifest [4-6].
Stochastic effect has no ‘threshold’ or ‘safe’ dose, hence proportionality to dose is seen with regards to the frequency of response but not the severity (1, 7).
Specifically 0-1mGy would cause no significant effect while 1-3mGy will experience mild symptoms and 3- 6mGy will result in severe effect plus fatalities and lastly impairment, incapacitation and eventual death is expected for an individual exposed to dose above 6mGy (Turner, 2011) The radiation dose received from medical diagnostic X-ray such as the one considered in this research are too small to produce ARS 2.1.2 Stochastic effect This is an effect of exposure to radiation with no particular threshold.