ARRT Radiography Exam (Mosby Review)With A Guaranteed A+

ARRT Radiography Exam (Mosby Review)With A Guaranteed A+ Ionizing Radiation - answerradiation that is able to remove electrons from an atom through ionization Somatic effects - answerrefers to the effects of radiation to the body being irradiated Genetic Effects - answerrefers to effects of radiation to a germ cell's genetic code; effects the next generation Primary radiation - answerradiation exiting the x-ray tube Remnant radiation (or Exit Radiation) - answerx-rays the leave the patient and strike the image receptor attenuation - answerabsorption and scatter of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient heterogenous beam - answerx-ray beam that has photons of many different energies photoelectric effect - answerabsorption of x-ray photons in the body compton effect - answerscatter of x-ray photons in the body air kerma - answerunit of exposure gray - answerunit of absorbed dose gray(a) - answerunit of radiation absorbed in air gray(t) - answerunit of radiation absorbed in tissue sievert - answerunit of effective dose or unit of equivalent dose becquerel - answerunit of activity uncontrolled area - answergeneral public area, like waiting room or stairways controlled area - answeroccupied by people trained in radiation safety and wear radiation badges/monitors x-ray tube leakage may not exceed what? - answer1mGy(a) per hour at a distance of 1 meter from the housing