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1
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Skin redness

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Erythema

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The shedding of the outer layers of the skin

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Desquamation

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3
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Hair loss

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Epilation

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4
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Concludes that compared to a child or adult a fetus is most radio sensitive

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Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau

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5
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Refers to the ability I normal tissues to replenish themselves following injury

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Repopulation

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6
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The time during which a course of radiation is given

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Protraction

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Unit of radiation quantity

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Roentgen

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Unit of absorbed dose

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Rad

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9
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Unit of dose equivalent or occupational exposure

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Rem

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10
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Gray

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Rad

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11
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Sievert

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Rem

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12
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Coulomb/kilogram

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Roentgen

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13
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What does ICRP stand for?

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International commission of radiological protection

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14
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What does NCRP stand for?

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National council on radiation protection and measurement

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15
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What is occupational exposure limit?

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5rem per year

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16
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Basic unit of structure and fiction of all living things

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Cell

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17
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How much water makes up a persons total body weight?

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80%

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18
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Cells that are gametes

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Germ cells

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Cells that aren’t germ cells

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Somatic cells

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20
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LET

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Linear Energy Transfer

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21
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RBE

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Relative Biological Effectiveness

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OER

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Oxygen Enhancement Ratio

23
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A measure of the rate at which energy is deposited as a charged particle travel through matter

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LET

24
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The relative effect of LET

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RBE

25
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The dose of radiation that produces a given biological response under anoxic conditions divided by the dose of radiation that produces the same biological response under aerobic conditions

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OER

26
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What is the most critical target of radiation?

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DNA

27
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Assume that there is a radiation level reached below where there are no effects observed

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Threshold

28
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Assumes that any radiation will produce an effect

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Non threshold

29
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The observed effect is proportional to the radiation dose received

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Linear

30
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The observed effect is not proportional to the radiation dose received

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Non linear

31
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Line begins above zero

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Threshold

32
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Line begins at zero

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Non-threshold

33
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What does LD stand for?

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Lethal dose

34
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What is the human LD?

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50/60

50% of population within 60 days

250-300 rads

35
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What are the 4 response stages?

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Prodromal, latent, manifest, death or recovery

36
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What are the 3 radiation syndromes?

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Bone marrow, CNS, gastrointestinal

37
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What is the exposure for hematopoietic (bone marrow) syndrome and how many days till death?

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200-1,000R

10-60 days

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What is the exposure for gastrointestinal syndrome and how many days till death?

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1,000-5,000R

4-10 days w/out medical help
2 weeks with

39
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What is the exposure for CNS and how many days till death?

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Over 5,000R

0-3 days

40
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When one arm of the chromosome is broken off and does not reattach itself

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Terminal deletion

41
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When one arm breaks off, inverts, and reattaches itself

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Inversion

42
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When one arm breaks off and attaches to a different chromosome

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Duplication

43
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What are the 2 types of structural changes?

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Single-break and Double-break

44
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When 2 chromosomes exchange pieces

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Translocation

45
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What are the 4 populations that are use as sources of data on the incidence of radiation-induced cancer?

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  1. Atomic bomb survivors
  2. Medically exposed patients
  3. Occupation ally exposed personnel
  4. Populations that receive high natural background exposure
46
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What are the 6 types of radiation-induced malignancies?

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Leukemia
Skin carcinoma
Thyroid cancer
Breast cancer
Osteosarcoma(bone cancer)
Lung cancer
47
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One of the most frequently observed radiation-induced cancers

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Leukemia

48
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What did Russell conclude?

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There are no unique mutations

49
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What are the 3 stages of development of the fetus?

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Pre-implantation
Major organogenesis
Fetal or Growth stage

50
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The theory that ionizing radiation is benign at low levels of exposure, and that doses at the level of natural background radiation can be beneficial

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Radiation hormesis

51
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Branch of science concerned with the methods of interaction and the effects of ionizing radiation on living systems

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Radiobiology

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