BASIC RADIOBIOLOGY Flashcards
1
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- a branch of science which combines the basic principles of physics and biology
- is concerned with the action of ionizing radiation on biological tissues and living organisms
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RADIOBIOLOGY
2
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All living entities are made up of?
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PROTOPLASM
3
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basic microscopic unit of all living organisms
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CELL
4
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Group of cells that together perform one or more functions is referred to
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TISSUE
5
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Group of tissues that together perform one or more functions is
called
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ORGAN
6
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Group of organs:
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ORGAN SYSTEM
7
Q
either a sperm or an egg
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GERM CELLS
8
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all other human cells
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SOMATIC CELLS
9
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- division of somatic cells
- results in two genetically identical daughter cells
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MITOSIS
10
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- division of germ cells
- involves two fissions of the nucleus
giving rise to four sex cells, each possessing half the number of chromosomes of the original germ cell
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MEIOSIS
11
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Somatic cells are classified as:
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STEM CELLS
TRANSIT CELLS
MATURE CELLS
12
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Dose is delivered continuously but at a lower dose rate
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Protraction
13
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Dose is delivered at the same dose rate, in equal fractions, separated by 24 hours
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Fractionation
14
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Tissue is more sensitive when…
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Irradiated in the oxygenated state than when irradiated without oxygen
15
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Aerobic
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Oxygenated
