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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation) Flashcards

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Energy that is transmitted through space or matter

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Radiation

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Radiation is often called ____________ which is emitted in particles or waves with no mass

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Radiant energy

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

This type of energy is used to produce the EM energy for X-ray

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Electrical energy

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EM energy is converted into ________ making the radiograph

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Chemical energy

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

_______________ is primary with the production of X-ray

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Electromagnetic energy (EM)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F There is 1000 eV in 1 keV

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TRUE

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

How many keV do X-rays operate up to for clinical use?

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150 keV

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What is EMR energy measured as?

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eV (or keV)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Unit used to measure frequency of EMR

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Hertz (Hz)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Frequency is the rise and fall of a _________

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Sine wave

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What is used to determine the cycle of a frequency?

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Measured from one peak to the next (or like points on the Sine wave)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F X-ray has a low frequency (Hz)

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FALSE

X-ray has a high frequency

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

EMR is measured by wave length in _______

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Meters (m)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Wavelength is the distance:

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Between 1 peak of the wave to the next peak

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F X-ray has a long wavelength

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FALSE.

X-ray has a very short wavelength

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

How fats does EMR travel?

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Speed of Light (186,000 miles per second)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

EMR has no mass and travels in bundles called:

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Photons (quanta)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F EMR waves travel in a waveform that can vary in length and frequency, but generally all types lose intensity with increase in distance

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TRUE

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Subtype of EMR that has enough energy to remove an electron from an atom or molecule

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Ionizing radiation

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Ionizing radiation has a ______ wavelength and a _____ frequency

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Very short wavelength

High frequency

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F Short wavelength and high frequency waves means high energy

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TRUE

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Examples of ionizing EMR

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X-rays

Gamma rays

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Subtype of EMR that does not have enough energy to remove electrons from anything

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Nonionizing radiation

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Nonionizing radiation has a ____ wavelength and ____ frequency which means it has ______ energy

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Long wavelength
Low frequency
Low energy

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Examples of nonionizing EMR

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Visible light, Infrared light, UV light, Radio, TV, microwaves and heat

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F Particle radiation is a subtype of EMR

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FALSE

Particle radiation has ionizing abilities but is not a type of EMR

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Particle radiation comes from a breakdown or decay of a radioactive _______

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Atoms nucleus

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F Particle radiation is less penetrating than X-rays

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TRUE

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Which of the following is not a type of Particle radiation? 1) Alpha particles

2) Beta particles
3) Theta particles

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3) Theta particles

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Why are alpha and beta particles more harmful to humans then X-rays if they can not penetrate as deep as X-rays?

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Inhalations of certain substances (like radon gas) will produce particle radiation (for radon, it would be alpha particles). Same premise can be used in nuclear medicine also

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Term used that means the measuring of radiation

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Dosimetry

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Tool used to perform dosimetry

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Dosimeter

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

SI unit used to measure ionization in air

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Roentgen (R) or Coulombs/kg (C/kg)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

SI unit used to measure the amount of radiation absorbed in tissue

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Radiation Absorbed Dose (RAD) or Gray (Gy)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F 1000 RAD = 1 Gy

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FALSE

100 RADS = 1 Gy

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

SI unit used mostly for biological effects of radiation to specific organs and tissues

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Millirad (MRAD) (1/1000 of a RAD)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

SI unit used for radiation detection in reporting exposure

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Radiation Equivalent Man (REM) or Sievert (Sv)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

100 MREM = __ mSv and 100 REM = __ Sv

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1 mSv

1 Sv

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Type of dosimeter for workers worn on clothing that measures biological effects from delayed exposure

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Film badges

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1 RAD = __ REM

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

1 C/kg = __ Gy = __ Sv

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

All together, the average person gets about ____ mrads each year

43
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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Makes up 82% of our yearly radiation exposure

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Natural Radiation (Background Radiation)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Type and examples of Natural radiation

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1) Cosmic = sun and stars
2) Terrestrial = soil, rocks, and mountains, bricks, wallboard, and cement
3) Internal = found in living tissue and ingested in water and food

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What makes up 55% (198 mrem) of our total exposure each year?

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Radon gas (part of Terrestrial natural radiation)

46
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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What forms radon gas?

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The decay of uranium

47
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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Makes up 18% of our yearly radiation exposure

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Man made radiation

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Types of man made radiation

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1) Diagnostic x-ray procedures
2) Nuclear medicine
3) Consumer products
4) Nuclear testing and nuclear reactors

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What makes up the largest source of man made exposure radiation?

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Diagnostic X-ray procedures

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Cosmic radiation _____ the higher the altitude and the farther the latitude from the equator

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Natural radioactive substances found in living tissue

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Diagnostic x-rays are _______ what would cause acute effects.

53
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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What long term effects from low levels of radiation are controversial?

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Leukemia from fetal dose and malignancies years after exposure associated with mutations from the gonad dose

54
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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Theory that any amount of X-ray is harmful

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Linear theory

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Exposure to the entire body. More detrimental than exposure to a specific part

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Whole body dose

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

The amount of exposure to the skin

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Skin entrance dose

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

As a general rule with the skin entrance dose, the deeper the part below the skin, the:

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Less exposure due to absorption

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

The exposure of a specific organ

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Organ dose

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

The amount of exposure causing tissue damage of the exposed individual (early or late)

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Somatic dose

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F Somatic dose does happen in diagnostic levels of radiation

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FALSE.

Diagnostic levels of radiation are too low

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Earliest symptoms of radiation exposure

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Erythema (first- red skin)Hair loss

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Exposure potentially causing damage to future generations of the exposed individual

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Genetic dose

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

A genetic dose exposure, although not fully agreed on by researchers, is attributed mostly to:

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Low levels of radiation exposure to the gonads including diagnostic X-ray levels.

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Greatest effects on genetic dose on the gonads

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LeukemiaMutations

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F A fetal dose of 10 rad will cause effects on the newborn. This dose is quite common from diagnostic filming

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FALSE.
Fetal exposure of up to 10 rad is not expected to cause any effects on the newborn.10 rad is a very unusual dose from diagnostic filming

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Long term effects such as cancer and cataracts are associated with this

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Stochastic somatic effects.

67
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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Effects of this increase with an increase in dose.

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Deterministic somatic (non-stochastic effects)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Short term effects of deterministic somatic (non-stochastic) effects

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Erythema, infertility, blood forming damage, and cataracts

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

T/F Deterministic somatic (non-stochastic effects) do not have a threshold at which effects are predictable

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FALSE.

They do

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Term that says low levels of continuous exposure will have reduced effects. Used in radiotherapy and with radioactive implants.

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Protraction

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Term that says noncontinuous high exposure to high doses will reduce effects. Used in radiotherapy

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Fractionation

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Term for the apparent beneficial effects of radiation. It used to be theorized that all radiation was harmful, but some doubt exists

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Radiation hormesis

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

So it seems that ___________ doses of radiation may reduce infections and fatal malignancies and prolong life. This is though by many to boost the __________

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Small-moderateImmune system

74
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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Condition arising from radiations various effects from large acute exposures

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Acute Radiation Syndrome/Sickness (ARS)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What syndrome will be present from a 200-1000 rad acute whole body exposure in someone with ARS?

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Hematological syndrome

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What syndrome will be present in someone with 1000-5000 rad acute whole body exposure in someone with ARS?

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Gastrointestinal syndrome

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What syndrome will be present in someone with 5000 rads and over acute whole body exposure in someone with ARS?

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Central Nervous System Syndrome

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

Stages of ARS

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1) Prodromal stage (initial symptoms)
2) Latent stage (improvement of symptoms)
3) Manifest stage (return of the symptoms worse than before)
4) Healing or death (either you recover or die)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

What is LD 50/60?

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An acute whole body exposure that would kill 50% of the people in 60 days (used for humans due to slower recovery than lab animals)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

LD

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Lethal dose (as in LD 50/60)

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Exam 1 (Energy and Radiation)

A human has a LD 50/60 of ____ rads without medical intervention (the LD 50/30 dose is ______ rads)

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LD 50/60 = 350 rads LD 50/30 = 300 rads

Radiographic Physics (JRH) (4 decks)

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