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1
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what is acute radiation syndrome

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  • a collection of signs and symptoms following acute whole body radiation exposure
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how is acute radiation syndrome recorded

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  • animal experiments
  • patient therapeutic radiation exposures
  • atomic bombings
  • radiation accidents
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what is sub lethal exposure considered

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less than 2 Gy - 200 rads

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what is lethal exposure considered

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~2-8 Gys - 200-800 rads

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what is supralethal exposure considered

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more than 8 Gys- 800 rads

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6
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higher dose, ____ latent period and _____ onset of severe symptoms

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shorter; rapid

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7
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what are the stages of acute radiation syndrome

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  • prodromal period
  • hematopoietic syndrome
  • gastrointestinal syndrome
  • central nervous system and cardiovascular syndrome
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describe the prodromal syndrome

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  • less than 2 Gy or less than 200 rads
  • sub lethal exposure
  • shortly after exposure to whole body radiation individual might develop nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, malaise, fatigue, drowsiness and listlessness
  • symptoms resolve after several weeks
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describe hemopoietic syndrome

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  • 2-10 Gy or 200-1,000 rads
  • irreversible injury to the proliferative capacity of the spleen and bone marrow with loss of circulating peripheral blood cells
  • infection from the lymphopenia and granulocytopenia
  • hemorrhage from thrombocytopenia
  • anemia from the erythrocytopenia
  • death within 10-30 days
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describe gastrointestinal syndrome

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  • 100-100 Gy or 1,000-10,000 rads
  • extensive damage to the GI system and hemopoietic system
  • extensive injury to the rapidly proliferating basal epithelial cells of the intestinal villi which leads to atrophy and ulceration
  • loss of plasma and electrolytes
  • hemorrhage and ulceration
  • diarrhea, dehydration and weight loss
  • infection
  • death in 3-5 days
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describe cardiovascular and central nervous system syndrome

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more than 100 Gy or 10,000 rads
- radiation induced damage to neurons and fine vasculature of brain
- intermittent stupor, incoordination, disorientation and convulsions from extensive CNS damage
- irreversible damage with death in a few minutes to 48 hours

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12
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when are radiation treatments to the oral cavity done

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surgical, radiation and chemotherapy

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13
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oral tissues are subjected to high doses of radiation during treatment of malignant tumors of:

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the soft palate, tonsils, floor of mouth, nasopharynx, and hypopharynx

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14
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what are the total radiation doses to treat malignant tumors

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6,000- 8,000 rads

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what is the dose for solid tumors, lymphomas and intraoral cancer

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  • solid tumor: 60-80 Gy
  • lymphomas 20-40 Gy
  • intraoral cancer: 50 Gy
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16
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1 Gy = ______ micro Sv

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1 million

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17
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what is the dose for FMX

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3.5 microSv

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18
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what is the dose for single intraoral radiograph

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1.3 micro SV

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what is the dose for panoramic radiograph

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9 micro Sv

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20
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describe fractionation

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  • fractionation of the total dose into multiple small doses provides greater tumor destruction than a single large dose
  • also increases cellular repair of the normal tissues
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what are the effects of radiation on the. mucosa

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  • mucositis
  • secondary infections
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22
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what are the effects of radiation on the taste buds

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loss of taste
- epithelial atrophy by 2nd-3rd week of treatment
- recovery of taste will occur 2-4 months following treatment

23
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what are the effects of radiation on the salivary glands

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xerostomia
- if a portion of the salivary gland has been spared, dryness subsides in 6 months to 1 year

24
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what are the effects of radiation on bone

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osteoradionecrosis

25
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what are the effects of radiation on muscle

26
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what are the effects of radiation on the teeth

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  • adult teeth are resistant to direct effects of radiation exposure
  • susceptible to effects of xerostomia
  • no effect on crystalline structure of enamel, dentin or cementum
  • radiaiton does not increase the solubility of teeth
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what are the effects of radiation on growing teeth

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  • their growth may be altered
  • if the radiation precedes calcification the tooth bud may be destroyed
  • if radiation occurs after initiation of calcification teeth may demonstrate malformation and arrest general growth
  • defects in permanent dentition such as retarded root development, dwarfed teeth, or failure to form one or more teeth
  • teeth will still erupt
28
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major salivary glands are often exposed to radiation during treatment of carcinoma of:

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oral cavity or oropharynx

29
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what is the mechanism of action of damage to salivary glands during exposure to radiation

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  • parenchymal cells are very sensitive to X rays and are replaced by fibrosis and adiposis with parenchymal degeneration and loss of fine vasculature
  • especially true in parotid glands
30
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the residual saliva after radiation exposure:

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has a lowered pH from 6.5 to 5.5 which is acidic enough to initiate decalcification of enamel
- the buffering capacity of saliva is reduced 40-45%

31
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what dose of radiation in childrens teeth shows hypoplasia

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200 R at the age of 5 months

32
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what are radiaiton caries

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  • a rampant form of decay that may affect individuals who recieved a course of radiation therapy that include exposure of the salivary glands
33
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the primary damage to bone in osteoradionecrosis is form irradiation to:

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fine vascualture and marrow- affecting vascular and hemopoietic elements

34
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what is the maximum permissible dose for occuptaional limits

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5.0 rem/year (5,000 mrem or 50mSv

35
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what is the maximum permissible dose for non occupational limits

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0.5 rem/year (500mrem) or 5 mSv

36
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what are the pregnancy occupational limits? 9 months pregnant? 1month pregnant?

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0.5 rem/year (500 mrem), 5mSv at 9 months and 0.5mSv at 1 month

37
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what is the average annual effective dose of ionizing radiation in the US

38
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what is the average annual x ray diagnosis dose for US

39
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what is the average nuclear medicine dose for the US

40
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what fraction of medical practice accounts for radiation exposure

41
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what fraction of radiation exposure comes from medical imaging

42
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what is the dose is mrem of the average dental exposure

43
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what is the amount of 1 day of background radiation

44
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why does cancer risk decrease with increasing age

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because children have more years of life during which a potential cancer can be expressed and children are more radiosensitive since they have larger portion of dividing cells

45
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what cancers have the highest risk from dental radiographic exposure

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leukemia and thyroid

46
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what percentage of radiation comes from artificial/manmade radiation sources

47
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what do artificial/manmade radiation sources come from

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  • consumer products: televisions, wristwatches, computers
  • airport scanners
  • nuclear fuel cycle
  • weapons production
  • fall out from atomic weapons
48
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what is 250 rads radiation erythema

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threshold radiation erythema dose

49
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what is 500 rads radiation erythema

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average radiation erythema dose

50
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what is 750 rads radiation erythema

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maximum radiation erythema dose

51
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in 1959 at an 8 inch focal distance what amount of exposures deliver TED

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62 exposures

52
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in 2023 at an 8 inch distance what amount of exposures deliver TED

53
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is radiation stochastic or deterministic

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deterministic

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