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PRELIM 2 Flashcards

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atomic mass (number of nucleons)

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A

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atomic number (number of protons)

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Z

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element symbol

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X

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Two Forces Acting on Electrons

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-Centrifugal Force
-Attractive Force

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Two Forces Acting on the Nucleus

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Repulsive Force (due to protons)
Nuclear Binding Force(due to neutrons)

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-amount of energy that must be supplied to a nucleus to completely separate its nuclear particles (nucleons).

-the amount of energy that would be released if the nucleus was formed from the separate particles.

-Binding energy is the energy equivalent of the mass defect.

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Electron Binding Energy

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is the minimum energy required to remove the electron from an atom

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electron binding energy

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is a form of energy traveling through a medium or space. It travels as waves or subatomic particles through air, water or solid materials.

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Radiation

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Forms of Radiation

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A. Particulate-

B. Electromagnetic

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distance from the peak of one wave to the peak of another.(1 angstrom=10 ^ -10 m)

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wavelength

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is the number of waves per second that a stationary observer would count while the wave is passing by

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Frequency

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Invisible
Electrically neutral
No mass
Travel at the speed of light in a vacuum
Cannot be optically focused
Form a polyenergetic or heterogenous beam
Can be produced in a range of energies
Travel in straight lines

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X-ray Properties

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-also known as “path length“
-maximum distance traversed by ionizing radiation in interacting medium
-measured in micron or micrometer (µm)

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Range

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14
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the ave. number of ions generated per unit length of path

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Specific ionization

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The energy transferred by ionizing radiation per unit path length of the interacting medium.

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LET/ Linear Energy Transfer

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-Property of some atoms to spontaneously give off energy as particles or rays from the nucleus

-Caused by instability in the atom’s nucleus or an excess of energy

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Radioactivity/Radioactive Decay

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Types of Radioactivity

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-natural
-artificial

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happens by itself. (naturally existing radioactive elements)

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natural

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is induced in the laboratory (with the help of cyclotron)

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Artificial

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Forms of Atomic Nucleus

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-IsotoPes
-IsobArs
-IsotoNes
-IsomErs

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Atoms having the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

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IsotoPes

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Same number of nucleons but different number of protons

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IsobArs

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  • Same number of neutrons but different number of protons.
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IsotoNes

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Contains same number of protons as well as same number of neutrons but the energy level of the nucleus is different

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IsomErs

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Modes of Decay

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-Alpha Emission/Decay (α-decay)
-Beta Decay/Emission

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-Occurs in heavy nuclides with high atomic number
-It resembles the Helium (He) element
-The relative charge of alpha is 2 and a mass of 4

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Alpha Emission/Decay (α-decay)

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27
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-has low penetrating power and most harmful internally and less harmful externally.
-it can be stopped by a piece of paper or cloth.

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Alpha radiation

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-The relative charge of -1 and a mass of 0.
-has a moderate energy and it can be stopped by approximately 0.5mm aluminum or lead.

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The β-decay

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29
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Has two sub-modes:β-decay

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Negatron emission
Positron emission.

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30
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-This occurs when there are too many neutrons.
-It occurs when a radioactive nuclide with high Neutron and Proton ratio disintegration
-This particle emitted is a negatively charge high speed electron which originated in the nucleus.
-This electrons results from the conversion of the excess neutron into proton.

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Negatron Emission

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31
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-It occurs when the radioactive nuclide with an excess of Proton disintegrates
-The particle emitted is positively charged electron which comes from the nucleus
-This results from the transformation of the excess proton to a neutron
-With Positron emitter, the parent nucleus gives up positive charge resulting in a daughter less positive by one unit of charge.
-The atomic number decrease by one and the mass number remains unchanged.

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Positron Emission or Beta Positive emission

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32
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Alternative to positron decay for neutron-deficient radionuclides
Nucleus captures an orbital (usually K- or L-shell) electron

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Electron Capture/ K-Capture

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-During radioactive decay, a daughter may be formed in an excited state
-Gamma rays are emitted as the daughter nucleus transitions from the excited state to a lower-energy state

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Isomeric Transition

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34
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Examples of some gamma emitters:

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iodine-131, cesium-137, cobalt-60, radium-226, and technetium-99m.

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35
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is the removal of an electron by a gamma ray during isomeric transition.

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Internal Convesion

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36
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is the removal of an electron by a characteristic ray during electron capture.

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Auger process

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37
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What are the types of radiation:

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-alpha
-beta
-gamma
-positron
-xray
-neutron

38
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Mass (u) & charge: alpha

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Mass (u) & charge: beta

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Mass (u) & charge: gamma

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Mass (u) & charge: positron

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Mass (u) & charge: xray

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Mass (u) & charge: neutron

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The time taken for the number of atoms in a sample of an element to decay by half

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Half-life (T1/2)

45
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The time required for the body to eliminate one half of the dose of any radioactive substance.

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Effective Half-life

46
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The length of time required for one half of the original number of atoms in a given radioactive sample to disintegrate.

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Physical half-life(T1/2)

47
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The time required for the body to eliminate one half of the dose of any substance by the regular process of elimination

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Biologic half-life(TB):

48
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Indicates the number of radionuclides disintegrating per second (dps or s-1)

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Activity (A)

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SI unit for radioactivity

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Bq- becquerel

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Old unit for radioactivity

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curie (Ci)

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1 Bq =

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1 disintegration per second (dps)

52
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1 Ci =

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3.7 x 10^10 Bq

37GBq

53
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quantities which describe the radiation field (in terms of particles or rays) & the quantity of ionization produced

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Radiometric Quantities

54
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Radiometric Quantities are:

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Energy
Fluence
Exposure
Kerma

55
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SI unit is Joules (J)
energy of ionizing radiation is measured in terms of electronvolts (eV)

56
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1 eV =

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1.6 x 10 ^ -19 J

57
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-number of particles (or photons) passing through unit area
-measured in particles per square metre (m-2)

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Fluence (F)

58
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is the number of particles passing through unit area in unit time

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Fluence rate

59
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-amount of ionization produced in air
originally called the roentgen (R), named after the discoverer of x-rays, Wilhelm Roentgen
-SI unit of exposure is the coulomb per kilogram (C/kg)

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Exposure (X)

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1 R =

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2.58 x 10^-4 C/kg of air

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-kinetic energy released per unit mass of absorber
-a measure of the kinetic energy of charged particles produced in an absorbing medium by uncharged radiation (i.e. photons and neutrons)
Gray (Gy)

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1 Gy =

63
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Dosimetric quantities are:

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-absorbed dose
-Equivalent dose

64
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-Symbol is D
-Defined as the energy absorbed per unit mass from any kind of ionizing radiation in any target

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absorbed dose

65
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The S.I. unit is gray (Gy) = 1 joule per kilogram
Old unit is the rad

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absorbed dose

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100 rad =___Gy

67
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Symbol is H
A measure of the biological effects of a particular type of radiation on organs or tissues

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Equivalent Dose

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Calculated by: H = D x WR ,

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Equivalent Dose

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WR =

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radiation weighting factor

70
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The S.I. unit is sievert (Sv) = 1 joule per kilogram
Old unit is the rem

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Equivalent Dose

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1 Sv = ___ rem

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alpha particles, all energies: WR

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beta particles, all energies:WR

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γ & x-rays, all energies:WR

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Neutrons: < 10 keV
10 keV– 100 keV
> 100 keV – 2 MeV
> 2 MeV – 20 MeV
> 20 MeV

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-Symbol is E
-A measure of the effect of a particular type of radiation on organs or tissues.
-Takes into account theradiosensitivities of different tissues or organs

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Effective Dose

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Calculated by: ET = HT x WT ,

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Effective Dose

78
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*WT =

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tissue weighting factor

79
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The S.I. unit is sievert (Sv)

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Effective Dose

80
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1 sievert (Sv) = _____ joule per kilogram

81
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WT:0.12
summation WT:0.72

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Bone-marrow (red), Colon, Lung, Stomach, Breast, Remainder tissues*

82
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WT:0.08
summation WT:0.08

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WT:0.04
summation WT:0.16

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Bladder, esophagus, Liver, Thyroid

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WT:0.01
summation WT:0.04

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Bone surface, Brain, Salivary glands, Skin

85
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summation total of tissues

86
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5 Interaction with Matter

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Coherent Scattering ( Thomson Scattering )
Photoelectric Effect
Compton Scattering
Pair Production
Photodisitegration

87
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-Aka Classical, Thomson, unmodified
-Produced by a low energy x ray photon
-Incident x ray interact with target atom
-Target atom release excess energy as scatter
-There is a change in direction of but does not change the energy
-No excitation happened

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Coherent Scattering ( Thomson Scattering )

88
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-Photon Absorption interaction
-Photon undergo interaction with inner shell electron
-Photon energy is transferred to the electron
-Photon is completely absorbed
-Photoelectron in created in the process

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Photoelectric Effect

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-Also called Compton Scattering or modified scattering
-Incoming x ray photon interacts with loosely bound, outer-shell electron
-Photon scatter in another direction with less energy.
-This scattered photon may interact with other electron causing more ionization

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Compton Interaction

90
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-Does not occur in radiography
-This is produced by photon energy greater than 1.02 MeV
-High energy photon comes close to the strong nuclear field and lose all energy that energy is used to create a pair or electron negatron and positron

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Pair Production

91
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-Does not occur in diagnostic radiology
-Interaction with extremely high energy photon greater than 10 MeV
-This strikes the nucleus and all of the energy is absorbed and exciting the nucleus
-This excitation will produce the nuclear fragment

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Photodisintegration

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