Chapter 29 Bushong Worksheets
correctly answered to pass
The effects of fecal irradiation all of the following, except:
A. Childhood malignancy
B. Congenital malformation
C. Diminished growth and development
D. Erythema
E. Neonatal death - correct answer ✔✔D. Erythema
Which of the following human responses to ionizing radiation would be
categorized as a stochastic effect?
A. Central nervous system syndrome
B. Gastrointestinal syndrome
C. Leukemia
D. Extremity damage
E. Hematologic depression - correct answer ✔✔C. Leukemia
Most radiobiologic research is conducted with animals. Approximately how many
human population groups have shown radiation effects?
A. None
B. Fewer than 5
C. 5 to 10
,D. 10 to 20
E. More than 20 - correct answer ✔✔D. 10 to 20
Human responses to radiation that do not have a threshold dose are called?
A. Large effects
B. Stochastic effects
C. Latent response
D. Law effects
E. Deterministic effects - correct answer ✔✔B. Stochastic effects
Which of the following is the first step in producing a radiation response?
A. Ionization
B. Latent effect
C. Manifestation of a lesion
D. Molecular alteration
E. Removal and isolation of a lesion - correct answer ✔✔A. Ionization
Approximately what percentage of the body is water?
A. 20
B. 35
C. 50
D. 65
E. 80 - correct answer ✔✔E. 80
, Which element is most abundant in the body?
A. Calcium
B. Carbon
C. Hydrogen
D. Nitrogen
E. Oxygen - correct answer ✔✔C. Hydrogen
Which molecule is most abundant in the body?
A. Carbohydrate
B. Lipid
C. Nucleic acid
D. Protein
E. Water - correct answer ✔✔E. Water
A radiation effect that increases in severity with an increase in dose is called a:
A. Stochastic effect
B. Deterministic effect
C. Late effect
D. Delayed effect
E. DNA - correct answer ✔✔B. Deterministic effect
There are two main categories that we use to describe radiation damage; what
are these categories called?
correctly answered to pass
The effects of fecal irradiation all of the following, except:
A. Childhood malignancy
B. Congenital malformation
C. Diminished growth and development
D. Erythema
E. Neonatal death - correct answer ✔✔D. Erythema
Which of the following human responses to ionizing radiation would be
categorized as a stochastic effect?
A. Central nervous system syndrome
B. Gastrointestinal syndrome
C. Leukemia
D. Extremity damage
E. Hematologic depression - correct answer ✔✔C. Leukemia
Most radiobiologic research is conducted with animals. Approximately how many
human population groups have shown radiation effects?
A. None
B. Fewer than 5
C. 5 to 10
,D. 10 to 20
E. More than 20 - correct answer ✔✔D. 10 to 20
Human responses to radiation that do not have a threshold dose are called?
A. Large effects
B. Stochastic effects
C. Latent response
D. Law effects
E. Deterministic effects - correct answer ✔✔B. Stochastic effects
Which of the following is the first step in producing a radiation response?
A. Ionization
B. Latent effect
C. Manifestation of a lesion
D. Molecular alteration
E. Removal and isolation of a lesion - correct answer ✔✔A. Ionization
Approximately what percentage of the body is water?
A. 20
B. 35
C. 50
D. 65
E. 80 - correct answer ✔✔E. 80
, Which element is most abundant in the body?
A. Calcium
B. Carbon
C. Hydrogen
D. Nitrogen
E. Oxygen - correct answer ✔✔C. Hydrogen
Which molecule is most abundant in the body?
A. Carbohydrate
B. Lipid
C. Nucleic acid
D. Protein
E. Water - correct answer ✔✔E. Water
A radiation effect that increases in severity with an increase in dose is called a:
A. Stochastic effect
B. Deterministic effect
C. Late effect
D. Delayed effect
E. DNA - correct answer ✔✔B. Deterministic effect
There are two main categories that we use to describe radiation damage; what
are these categories called?
