Definitions

Question 1

Activity (A)

Answer 1

Decays per second (Bq)

Question 2

Number (N)

Answer 2

Amount of (-)

Question 3

Energy (E)

Answer 3

Joules (J)

Question 4

Mass (m)

Answer 4

Weight (Kg)

Question 5

Time (t)

Answer 5

S

Question 6

Absorbed dose (D)

Answer 6

Energy/ mass (Gy)

Question 7

Equivalent dose (H)

Answer 7

Absorbed dose times weighing factor(mass, energy, type) (Sv)

Question 8

Equivalent dose rate (H with dot above)

Answer 8

Equivalent dose/ time (mass, energy, type and time) (Sv s^-1)

Question 9

Weighing factor (WR)

Answer 9

A scaler ability to cause damage to living tissue (alpha=20, beta=gamma=1)

Question 10

Half life (t1/2)

Answer 10

Time taken for activity to half