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Radiation Biology

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Decks in this class (29)

Hall 1 - Physics & Chemistry of RT Absorption
How does ionization differ from e...,
How much energy is dissipated per...,
What is the minimum photon energy...
13  cards
Hall 2 - Molecular Mechanisms of DNA & Chromosome Damage & Repair
How many dsbs after 1 gy,
How many ssbs after 1 gy,
How many bases damaged after 1 gy
54  cards
Hall 3 - Cell Survival Curves
What is plating efficiency,
What is the surviving fraction,
What is tumor control probability
35  cards
Hall 4 - Radiosensitivity & Cell Age in Mitosis
What is the most variable phase i...,
What cell cycle synchronization t...,
How is hydroxyurea used for cell ...
7  cards
Hall 5 - Fractionated RT & Dose-Rate Effect
At high let is there potentially ...,
What dictates whether there is po...,
What are the four r s of radiobio...
17  cards
Hall 6 - OER
What is oer,
What is oer for low let,
What is oer for high let
16  cards
Hall 7 - LET & RBE
What is let,
What is the unit for let,
What method of calculating let in...
20  cards
Hall 8 - Acute Radiation Syndrome
What happens after the prodromal ...,
What total body dose causes the h...,
What total body dose causes the h...
8  cards
Hall 9 - Medical Countermeasures to RT Exposure
What are prophylactic agents give...,
What part of radioprotectors scav...,
What is the dose reduction factor
7  cards
Hall 10 - Radiation Carcinogenesis
What is the dose response curve f...,
What is the dose response curve f...,
What does the risk of radiation i...
7  cards
Hall 11 - Heritable Effects of Radiation
What is the annual average gonada...,
What form of sperm are the most r...,
What is the threshold dose for ol...
11  cards
Hall 12 - Effects of RT on Embryo & Fetus
When is the most radiosensitive s...,
What is the effect of rt on embry...,
What is the effect of rt on embry...
7  cards
Hall 13 - Radiation Cataractogenesis
What are the three cataract types,
What kind of cataract does radiat...,
What kind of effect is radiation ...
5  cards
Hall 14 - Radiologic Terrorism
What is a dirty bomb,
What is the greatest source of fa...,
How should you triage patients af...
6  cards
Hall 15 - Dose/Risk in DR, IR, Cardiology, Nuc Med
How much natural background radia...,
How much man made background radi...,
What is the largest source of nat...
12  cards
Hall 16 - Radiation Protection
What are the units for absorbed dose,
What are radiation weighting fact...,
What is the weighting factor of a...
18  cards
Hall 17 - Molecular Techniques in RadBio
What do restriction endonucleases do,
What are vectors,
How are genomic libraries created
19  cards
Hall 18 - Cancer Biology
What are proto oncogenes,
What are three mechanisms of onco...,
What are tumor suppressor genes
44  cards
Hall 19 - Dose-Response Relationships for Model Normal Tissues
What kind of dose response curve ...,
What is the therapeutic index,
After radiation how do most cells...
6  cards
Hall 20 - Clinical Response of Normal Tissues
What are three key determinants o...,
How are functional subunits of ti...,
What affects serial organ tissue ...
21  cards
Hall 21 - Model Tumor Systems
What are tumor growth measurements,
What does a tumor cure tcd50 assa...,
What causes local recurrence afte...
19  cards
Hall 22 - Cell, Tissue, Tumor Kinetics
Are cdk levels constant throughou...,
What cyclins are synthesized duri...,
What cyclins are synthesized duri...
45  cards
Hall 23 - Time, Dose, Fractionation
What are the four r s of radiobio...,
Why does fractionation spare norm...,
Why does fractionation increase t...
20  cards
Hall 24 - Retreatment after RT: Possibilities & Perils
What are key considerations for r...,
What kinds of tissues recover bet...,
What requirements are suggested f...
5  cards
Hall 25 - Alternative Radiation Modalities
What kind of ionization do neutro...,
What is the let of neutrons and h...,
What is the rbe of protons
5  cards
Hall 26 - Biology & Exploitation of Tumor Hypoxia
What does the hypoxia inducible f...,
What do hifs bind to,
How is hif regulated under normoxia
9  cards
Hall 27 - Chemotherapy
How do most chemo agents work,
For most chemo drugs what does th...,
How does chemo resistance develop
24  cards
Hall 28 - Hyperthermia
How is hyperthermia dose response...,
What point is the change in tempe...,
What cell cycle phase is most sen...
14  cards
Bonus - Numbers to Know
Probability of hereditary disorde...,
Increased risk of prenatal xray o...,
Risk of radiation induced fatal c...
42  cards

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