Question 747
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":3787,"text":"erythema"},{"id":3788,"text":"epilation"},{"id":3789,"text":"genetic defects"},{"id":3790,"text":"reduced blood cell count"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":3789,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStochastic effects\u003c/strong\u003e occur by chance and can be compared to deterministic effects which result in a direct effect.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCancer induction as a result of exposure to radiation is thought by most to occur in a stochastic manner: there is no threshold point and risk increases in a linear-quadratic fashion with dose. This is known as the linear-quadratic no threshold theory. Although the risk increases with dose, the severity of the effects do not; the patient will either develop cancer or they will not.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdapted from\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Basic_Physics_of_Digital_Radiography\"\u003eBasic Physics of Digital Radiography\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;Kieran Maher,\u0026nbsp;with author's permission (License:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\"\u003eCreative Commons\u0026nbsp;BY-SA 3.0\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","id":747,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/774","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/stochastic-effects/questions/719","relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich one of the following is a stochastic effect of radiation exposure?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/747"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"3787","percentage":6},{"alternativeId":"3789","percentage":83},{"alternativeId":"3790","percentage":6},{"alternativeId":"3788","percentage":5}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"stochastic-effects"}