Which of the following statements regarding the theory established by a threshold dose-response curve is true?

A) There is a dose below which no biological response would be expected.
B) It predicts the effects of very low levels of radiation exposure.
C) It indicates that any amount of radiation has the potential to cause a biological response.
D) It has been adopted by the radiation protection community as the conservative approach to radiation exposure.


A
Explanation: A) A threshold dose-response curve indicates that there is a "threshold" amount of radiation below which no biological response would be expected.
B) A threshold dose-response curve indicates that there is a "threshold" amount of radiation below which no biological response would be expected.
C) A threshold dose-response curve indicates that there is a "threshold" amount of radiation below which no biological response would be expected.
D) A threshold dose-response curve indicates that there is a "threshold" amount of radiation below which no biological response would be expected.

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