Ionizing radiation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final LRA 215 Questions and Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Already Passed _____is a measure of the rate that energy is transferred from ionizing radiation to soft tissue LET ____are among the most radioresistive species Cockroaches ____is a stochastic effect of radiation exposure Cancer A dose of 10Gy given to a patient in 5 doses of 2Gy per day is a ____dose fractionated dose A dose of___Gy or more to a small area of the body can cause skin erythema 2 A local dose ...

What are the imaging modalities that use ionizing radiation? - correct answer 1. Radiographs (x-rays, conventional films, plain films) 2. Computed tomography (CT) 3. Nuclear medicine (NM) What are the imaging modalities that do not use ionizing radiation? - correct answer 1. Magnetic resonance imaging (uses magnet and radio waves) 2. ultrasound (uses sound waves) The birth of radiology start...

Ionizing Radiation - correct answer radiation that is able to remove electrons from an atom through ionization Somatic effects - correct answer refers to the effects of radiation to the body being irradiated Genetic Effects - correct answer refers to effects of radiation to a germ cell's genetic code; effects the next generation Primary radiation - correct answer radiation exiting the x-ray tube Remnant radiation (or Exit Radiation) - correct answer x-rays the leave the patient and ...

LRA 110 Final Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ x rays were discovered ? November 8, 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen the first radiograph produced by Dr. Roentgen was of His wife's hand radiation burn resulting from excessive exposure to xrays common among early patients and operators of xray equipment a delayed reaction to excesssive xray exposure acute radiodermatitis Watt is the unit of measure of power energy in a stored state is potential energy energy being expended? potential ene...

CIH Non-Ionizing Radiation

Final practice exit exam in Radiography Updated (Correct Questions and Answers) 100% A+ Graded The dose a patient receives during a diagnostic exposure is directly proportional to the: mAs employed kVp employed focal spot size selected all the above - CORRECT ANSWER-mAs employed The dose limits for occupationally exposed individuals is valid for: alpha, beta, and x-radiations beta, x- , and gamma radiations x- and gamma radiations only all ionizing radiations - CORR...

Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography/ Final Exam 2023 Which of the following is a form of radiation that is capable of creating electrically charged particles by removing orbital electrons from the atom of normal matter through which it passes? a. Ionizing radiation b. Nonionizing radiation c. Subatomic radiation d. Ultrasonic radiation - ANSWER-a. Ionizing Radiation The millisievert (mSv) is equal to a. 1/10 of a sievert. b. 1/100 of a sievert. c. 1/1000 of a sievert. d. ...

Test Bank on Essentials of Dental Radiography 9th Edition By Evelyn Thomson,Orlen Johnson Table of Contents Chapter 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 3 ........................................................................................

Test Bank For Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition by Sherer | Chapter 1-14 | Complete 2023. Chapter 01: Introduction to Radiation Protection Sherer: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Consequences of ionization in human cells include 1. creation of unstable atoms. 2. production of free electrons. 3. creation of highly reactive free radicals capable of producing substances poisonous to the cell. 4. creation of new biologic mole...

LRA 215 Wk. 1 Ch 3: Quiz | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Humans are most radiosensitive during _____. Fetal stages 3 multiple choice options Radiation induced genetic damage follows a ________ dose-response relationship. Linear - Nonthreshold 3 multiple choice options The (RBE) of diagnostic x-rays is equal to _____. 1 3 multiple choice options The (LET) of diagnostic x-rays is ____ keV/ym. 3.0 3 multiple choice options ________ is a measure of the rate that energy is...