The term linear nonthreshold relationship implies that the biologic response to ionizing radiation is

a. directly proportional to the dose all the way down to levels approaching zero.
b. inversely proportional to the dose all the way down to levels approaching zero.
c. directly proportional to the square of the dose all the way down to levels approaching zero.
d. inversely proportional to the square of the dose all the way down to levels approaching zero.


a. directly proportional to the dose all the way down to levels approaching zero.

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