Which of the following is NOT a deterministic effect?

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Which of the following is NOT a deterministic effect?

Explanation:
Deterministic effects require crossing a certain dose threshold, and their resulting severity increases with higher exposure. In medical imaging, hair loss (epilation), skin reddening (erythema), and cataracts are classic examples because they only appear after a certain amount of radiation and become more pronounced as dose rises. Cancer is different: it’s a stochastic effect, meaning there isn’t a proven dose below which it cannot occur. The chance of developing cancer rises with dose, but the severity isn’t tied to how large the dose was. So cancer is the non-deterministic effect, which is why it’s the correct answer.

Deterministic effects require crossing a certain dose threshold, and their resulting severity increases with higher exposure. In medical imaging, hair loss (epilation), skin reddening (erythema), and cataracts are classic examples because they only appear after a certain amount of radiation and become more pronounced as dose rises. Cancer is different: it’s a stochastic effect, meaning there isn’t a proven dose below which it cannot occur. The chance of developing cancer rises with dose, but the severity isn’t tied to how large the dose was. So cancer is the non-deterministic effect, which is why it’s the correct answer.

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