Rad Bio Worksheets (part 3)

Question 1

Effective measures used by radiation workers to safeguard patients, personnel, and the general public from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation

Answer 1

Radiation Protection

Question 2

The degree to which the diagnostic study accurately reveals the presence or absence of disease in a patient.

Answer 2

Diagnostic Efficacy

Question 3

Traditional unit of measure for the EqD

Answer 3

REM

Question 4

Damage to living tissue of animals and human beings exposed to radiation

Answer 4

Biologic effects

Question 5

Biologic effects of ionizing radiation or other agents on generations yet unborn

Answer 5

Genetic damage

Question 6

Electric and magnetic fields that fluctuate rapidly as they travel through space, including radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and x-rays

Answer 6

Electromagnetic wave

Question 7

Genetic or somatic changes in a living organism (mutation, cataracts, leukemia) caused by excessive cellular damage from exposure to ionizing radiation

Answer 7

Organic damage

Question 8

Quantity that attempts to take into account the variation in biologic harm that is produced by different types of radiation

Answer 8

EqD

Question 9

Dose that takes into account the dose for all types of ionizing radiation to human organs or tissues and the overall harm (weighting factor) of those biologic components for the development of radiation induced cancer (or, for the reproductive organs, the risk of genetic damage)

Answer 9

EfD

Question 10

SI unit of measure for EqD

Answer 10

Sv

Question 11

Method for comparing the amount of radiation received from a radiologic procedure with natural background radiation received over a given period

Answer 11

BERT

Question 12

Produces positively and negatively charged particles (ions) when passing through matter

Answer 12

Ionizing radiation

Question 13

The complete range of frequencies and energies of electromagnetic radiation

Answer 13

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Question 14

Energy in transit from one location to another

Answer 14

Radiation

Question 15

Injury on the cellular level caused by sufficient exposure to ionizing radiation at the molecular level

Answer 15

Cellular damage

Question 16

Acronym for as low as reasonably achievable

Answer 16

ALARA

Question 17

Rays from the sun and beyond the solar system

Answer 17

Cosmic rays

Question 18

Long lived radioactive elements present in variable amounts in the earth’s crust that emit densely ionizing radiations

Answer 18

Terrestrial radiation

Question 19

Consists of two protons and two neutrons

Answer 19

Alpha particle

Question 20

Natural sources of ionizing radiation that become increased because of accidental or deliberate human actions

Answer 20

Enhanced natural sources

Question 21

High speed electrons ejected from a nucleus that undergoes beta decay

Answer 21

Beta Particle

Question 22

The number of protons contained within the nucleus of an atom

Answer 22

Atomic number

Question 23

Positively charged components of an atom

Answer 23

Protons

Question 24

Radiation produced as a consequence of nuclear weapons testing and chemical explosions in nuclear power plants

Answer 24

Fallout

Question 25

An unstable nucleus that emits one or more forms of ionizing radiation to achieve greater stability

Answer 25

Radionuclide