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In comparison with stochastic effects, deterministic effects are a lesser cause of concern in diagnostic radiology as they occur above a certain threshold dose, which is relatively high and can be avoided by having astute radiologists who monitor changes in the patient's skin during the examination and change the X-ray beam projections.
A dose audit of fluoroscopy examinations at Charlotte Maxeke ... by Nyathi, T.; Pule, M.L.; Segone, P.; van der Merwe, D.G. / South African Journal of Radiology
Normally, we use an effective dose of 10 rem to the fetus during the first 6 weeks postconception as a threshold dose to consider recommendation for therapeutic abortion.
Letters to the editor by Mahesh, Mahadevappa; Strother, Megan K. / Applied Radiology
In favour of the idea of a threshold dose, it can be argued that the passage of a single nuclear particle through a cell, the lowest possible dose, can cause DNA double strand lesions.
Nuclear power and the energy crisis by Hodgson, P.E / Modern Age
 
 
 
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