HEALTH PHYSICS ABHP PART I
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Carbon dating is possible because: - ....ANSWER ...-c. The specifi c activity
of carbon-14 in living organisms is relatively
constant through time, but decays after the death of the organism.
Which of the following statements is true concerning these radioisotopes? -
....ANSWER ...-Because lamdaB > lamdaA, the parent and daughter will
eventually reach the
condition of transient equilibrium.
Tissue dose from thermal neutrons arises principally as a result of: -
....ANSWER ...-b. (n, gamma) reactions with hydrogen and (n, p) reactions
with nitrogen.
Tissue dose from fast neutrons (0.1 to 14 MeV) is due principally to: -
....ANSWER ...-Elastic scattering with nuclei.
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Carbon dating is possible because: - ....ANSWER ...-c. The specifi c activity
of carbon-14 in living organisms is relatively
constant through time, but decays after the death of the organism.
Which of the following statements is true concerning these radioisotopes? -
....ANSWER ...-Because lamdaB > lamdaA, the parent and daughter will
eventually reach the
condition of transient equilibrium.
Tissue dose from thermal neutrons arises principally as a result of: -
....ANSWER ...-b. (n, gamma) reactions with hydrogen and (n, p) reactions
with nitrogen.
Tissue dose from fast neutrons (0.1 to 14 MeV) is due principally to: -
....ANSWER ...-Elastic scattering with nuclei.
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