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Radiation Quantities Flashcards

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Radiation traveling through air. Total radiation delivered to a body.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities
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Radiation Exposure

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Used to describe a beam of radiation.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities
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Radiation Quantities

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Radiation traveling through a medium. The concentration of radiation at some point or to a specific tissue or organ.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities
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Radiation Dose

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The removal of an orbital electron from an atom.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities
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Ionization

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A form of radiation with sufficient energy to excite and/or ionize atoms.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization Radiation
D. Radiation Quantities
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Ionization Radiation

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includes all charged particles. These particles interact with electrons through long-range Coulombic charged-particle interactions and deliver energy to matter directly.
A. Directly Ionizing Radiation
B. Indirectly Ionizing Radiation
C. Ionization Radiation
D. Radiation Quantities
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Directly Ionizing Radiation

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◦includes x-rays, gamma rays, and all uncharged particles. They will typically interact via a transfer of energy to a single charged particle, and it is the secondary charged particle that delivers energy to the absorbing material.
A. Directly Ionizing Radiation
B. Indirectly Ionizing Radiation
C. Ionization Radiation
D. Radiation Quantities
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Indirectly Ionizing Radiation

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It is the measure of ionization produced in air by photons. It is a quantity of charge released during the ionization of air by passage of radiation under strictly defined conditions.
A. Exposure
B. Absorbed Dose
C. Equivalent Dose
D. Effective Dose
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Exposure

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It is the quantity of charge released during the ionization of air by passage of radiation under strictly defined conditions.
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument
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Roentgen

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It is the primary instrument and is constructed based on the definition of Roentgen, which is the old unit of measure of exposure.
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument
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Free Air Ionization Chamber

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A device is therefore created to produce the conditions necessary to measure radiation exposure. It is through the use of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument
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Ionization Chamber

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◦ Instruments designed for field use such as the Victoreen R meter.
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument
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Secondary Instrument

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It is therefore a measure of the amount of energy imparted to an interacting materials. 
A. Exposure
B. Absorbed Dose
C. Equivalent Dose
D. Effective Dose
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Absorbed Dose

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It is responsible for any biologic damage resulting from the tissues being exposed by radiation.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose
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Absorbed Energy

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It attempts to take into account the variation in biologic harm that is produced by different types of radiation.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose
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Equivalent Dose

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It is a radiation quantity for expressing relative radiation risk to specific tissues or organs in humans, both patients and other personnel.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose
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Effective Dose

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It considers the amount of radiation delivered to a specific geographical population.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose
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Collective Dose

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It is defined as the amount of radioactive element in a particular energy state at a given time that will decay to another state at a given time interval.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Activity
D. Collective Dose
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Activity

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