Effects of radiation exposure that show up in the person exposed to radiation are called?

• A. Genetic Effects
• B. Dose Rate
• C. Somatic Effects
• D. Acute Exposure

Answer: (C)

Somatic effects are those that appear in the person who received the radiation. They can show up soon after exposure or years later and include changes like skin reddening, radiation sickness, cataracts, and other organ damage or an increased cancer risk in the irradiated individual. This distinguishes them from genetic effects, which are changes that can be passed on to future offspring rather than appearing in the person exposed. Dose rate is a measure of how quickly the dose is delivered, and acute exposure describes a high-dose event, not the type of effect seen.