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The amount of radiation deposited per unit length of tissue traversed by incoming photons is called: A. tissue exposure B. linear deposition of energy C. linear energy transfer D. effective dose limit : C. Linear Energy Transfer * more energy is deposited by particulate forms of radiation than by waveforms of radiation. Cataractogenesis, life span shortening, embryologic effects, and carcinogenesis are examples of: A. short-term somatic effects B. genetic effects C. acute radiation syndrome D. long-term somatic effects 2 : D. Long term Somatic Effects *all are examples of radiation effects on teh individual being exposed. Compton interaction: A. increases contrast in the radiographic image B. results in scattering of the incident electrons C. decreases recorded detail in the radiographic image D. decreases contrast in the radiographic image. : D. decreases contrast in the radiographic image Gray^t multiplied by a radiation weighting factor