chapter 3 Flashcards
1
Q
an increase in variable A causes an identical increase in factor B
A
directly proportional
2
Q
when 2 variables change by exactly the same magnitude but in opposite directions
A
inversely proportional
3
Q
law of areas which states that the intensity of radiation with change according to the distance from the radiation source
A
inverse square law
4
Q
all types of radiation follow the inverse square law because they spread out ____ in all directions across all areas
A
evenly
5
Q
represented by any shape of line that is not straight throughout
A
nonlinear
6
Q
has a beginning point precisely at zero on the graph
A
nonthreshold
7
Q
graph for an xray beam that plots the amount of xrays emitted from the xray tube
A
beam spectrum graph
