Radiologic Science for Technologists
Bushong Chapter 1 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
GUIDE (A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)
LATEST VERSION
Matter - anything that occupies space and has mass
Mass - primary characteristic of matter
Mass is measured in - kg
Fundamental complex building blocks of matter - atoms and molecules
kilo - stands for 1000
(SI) - International system
Potential Energy - the ability to do work by virtue of position
Kinetic Energy - the energy of motion
, Chemical Energy - is the energy release by a chemical reaction
Electrical Energy - work that can be done when an electron moves through electric potential
difference (voltage)
Thermal Energy - is the energy of motion at the molecular level
Nuclear energy - is the energy that is contained within the nucleus of an atom
Electromagnetic Energy - x-rays, gamma radiation, ultraviolet light, infrared, visible light
Radiation - energy emitted and transferred through space
Irradiated - matter that intercepts radiation and absorbs all or part of it
Ionizing radiation - type of radiation that that is capable of removing or orbital electron from
the atom which it interacts
Ionization - interaction between radiation and matter where orbital electron is removed
Ion pair - orbital electron and the atom from which it was seperated
NER - Natural Environment Radiation
Natural Environment Radiation - 1 Cosmic rays
2 terrestrial radiation
Bushong Chapter 1 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
GUIDE (A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)
LATEST VERSION
Matter - anything that occupies space and has mass
Mass - primary characteristic of matter
Mass is measured in - kg
Fundamental complex building blocks of matter - atoms and molecules
kilo - stands for 1000
(SI) - International system
Potential Energy - the ability to do work by virtue of position
Kinetic Energy - the energy of motion
, Chemical Energy - is the energy release by a chemical reaction
Electrical Energy - work that can be done when an electron moves through electric potential
difference (voltage)
Thermal Energy - is the energy of motion at the molecular level
Nuclear energy - is the energy that is contained within the nucleus of an atom
Electromagnetic Energy - x-rays, gamma radiation, ultraviolet light, infrared, visible light
Radiation - energy emitted and transferred through space
Irradiated - matter that intercepts radiation and absorbs all or part of it
Ionizing radiation - type of radiation that that is capable of removing or orbital electron from
the atom which it interacts
Ionization - interaction between radiation and matter where orbital electron is removed
Ion pair - orbital electron and the atom from which it was seperated
NER - Natural Environment Radiation
Natural Environment Radiation - 1 Cosmic rays
2 terrestrial radiation
