CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
what is ALARA?
As low as reasonable achievable
what is medical radiation used for in science?
to create images of the human body
some energies create ____ in human tissue.
Ionization
As wavelength decreases, frequency is …?
frequency increases
As energy increases frequency…?
increases as well
wavelength and frequency is …?
irreversible proportioned
Energy and frequency is …?
opposite proportioned
what is the scientific notation for speed of light?
3x10^8
sound exposes…?
medical sonography
Heat exposes …?
thermography
Electromagnetic exposes…?
• x-rays
• radio waves
magnetic exposes…?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Nuclear exposes …?
Gamma Radiation
Electrical exposes …?
• Electrocardiography
• Radio waves
Nuclear causes what?
Ionization