MOSBYS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF RADIOGRAPHY-CHALLENGE TEST 2 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
The annual of radiation deposited per unit length of tissue
traversed by incoming photons is called: ANS >> Linear energy
transfer (LET)
cataract genesis, life span shortening, embryologic effects, and
carcinogenesis are examples of ANS >> long term somatic
effects
Compton interaction: ANS >> Decreases contrast in the
radiographic image
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Gray, multiplied by a radiation weighting factor equals ANS >>
Sievert
effective dose limit ANS >> is the level of radiation that an
organism can receive and probably sustain no appreciable
effects
radiation with a high LET: ANS >> is highly ionizing
Radiation protection is based on which dose response
relationship? ANS >> linear-no threshold
which of the following states that the radiosensitivity of cells is
directly proportional to their degree of differentiation ANS >>
Law of Begonia and Thibodeau
which of the following causes about 95% of cellular response to
radiation ANS >> indirect effect
when radiation strikes DNA, which of the following occurs?
ANS >> Direct effect
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the amount of radiation that causes the number of genetic
mutations in a population to double is called the ANS >>
Doubling Dose
the SI units of equivalent dose, activity, air karma, and absorbed
dose are, respectively: ANS >> Sievert, becquerel, Gray and
Gray in air
Medical x-rays are an example of: ANS >> Artificially produced
radiation
the effective dose limit for a fete for the entire gestational
period is ANS >> 5.0 mSv
the photoelectric effect ANS >> results in absorption of the
incident photon
the annual effective dose limit for radiographers is ANS >> 50
mSv