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Somatic:
they affect the health of the irradiated person. Mainly different
kinds of cancer (leukemia is the most common, with a delay period of 2-5
years, but also colon, lung, stomach cancer…).
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Hereditary:
(genetic) affect the health of the offspring of the irradiated
person. Mainly mutations that cause malformation of any kind.
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Antenatal:
somatic and hereditary; expressed in the foetus (more sensitive
than the adult), in the live born or descendants. The type of effect depends on
the time of irradiation and development: abortion-mental retardation-
malformation
→
threshold dose. Cancer risk similar to that following
irradiation in early childhood. (ICRP 103)
Radiation Effects (ICRP60 – 1991)