Chapter 8 Flashcards
Effects on the body after irradiation occurs
Somatic Effects
Effects upon future generations because of irradiation of germ cells in previous generations
Genetic Effects
A point at which radiation effects occur and below which they are not present
Threshold
How long after significant amounts of radiation are received by a person, would it take for early tissue reactions to occur?
Minutes, Hours, Days, or Weeks
Early tissue reaction that means “redness over an area of skin after irradiation”?
Erythema / Radiodermatitis
Early tissue reaction that means “hair loss”?
Epilation
Early tissue reaction that means “shedding of outer layer of skin”?
Desquamation
Collection of symptoms associated with high-level radiation exposure.
Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
This syndrome, also known as the “bone marrow syndrome”, occurs after whole-body doses of 1 Gyt
Hematopoietic
The first stage of ARS.
Prodromal or Initial
The second stage of ARS.
Latent Period
The third stage of ARS.
Manifest Illness
The fourth/final stage of ARS.
Recovery or Death
Which of the following is the term for the whole body dose of radiation that can be lethal to 50% of the population within 30 days.
LD 50/30
For adult humans, what is the approximate dose required to cause LD 50/30, without medical support?
3 - 4 Gyt
