Form of electromagnetic radiation traveling at the speed of light, possessing the ability to penetrate matter

All of the body’s cells except germ cells

Unit in the International System used to measure the dose equivalence, or biologic effectiveness, of differing radiations; 1 Sv = 100 rem

Forms of energy emitted and transferred through matter

Photoelectric Interaction

Interaction with matter in which a photon strikes an inner shell electron, causing its ejection from orbit with the complete absorption of the photon’s energy

Kiloelectron Volts (keV)

Units of energy equal to 1000 electron volts

International System (SI) of Units

System of units based on metric measurement developed in 1948 and having units used to measure radiation

Unit in the International System used to measure the amount of energy absorbed in any medium; 1 Gy = 100 radiation absorbed doses

Cells of an organism whose function is to reproduce the organism (e.g., ovum, spermatozoa)

the amount of radiation delivered to a point. Measured in coulomb per kilogram.

Unit of radioactivity defined as the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of disintegrations per second is 3.7 × 1010

Interaction with matter in which a higher energy photon strikes a loosely bound outer electron, removing it from its shell, and the remaining energy is released as a scattered photon

Classic Coherent Scattering

Interaction with matter in which a low-energy photon (below 10 kiloelectron volts) is absorbed and released with its same energy, frequency, and wavelength but with a change of direction

Unit of radioactivity in the International System of Units, equal to one disintegration per second

Mnemonic meaning to keep all radiation exposure as low as reasonably achievable

SI quantity used to measure energy transferred from radiation to matter, which may be at the surface of a patient’s or radiologic and imaging sciences professional’s body

True edge of an object as imaged radiographically

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RAD100Chapter9 Terms

Chapter 9 Terms

Term	Definition
X-rays	Form of electromagnetic radiation traveling at the speed of light, possessing the ability to penetrate matter
Somatic Cells	All of the body’s cells except germ cells
Sievert (Sv)	Unit in the International System used to measure the dose equivalence, or biologic effectiveness, of differing radiations; 1 Sv = 100 rem
Radiation	Forms of energy emitted and transferred through matter
Photoelectric Interaction	Interaction with matter in which a photon strikes an inner shell electron, causing its ejection from orbit with the complete absorption of the photon’s energy
Kiloelectron Volts (keV)	Units of energy equal to 1000 electron volts
International System (SI) of Units	System of units based on metric measurement developed in 1948 and having units used to measure radiation
Gray (Gy)	Unit in the International System used to measure the amount of energy absorbed in any medium; 1 Gy = 100 radiation absorbed doses
Germ Cells	Cells of an organism whose function is to reproduce the organism (e.g., ovum, spermatozoa)
Exposure (X)	the amount of radiation delivered to a point. Measured in coulomb per kilogram.
Curie (Ci)	Unit of radioactivity defined as the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of disintegrations per second is 3.7 × 1010
Compton Scattering	Interaction with matter in which a higher energy photon strikes a loosely bound outer electron, removing it from its shell, and the remaining energy is released as a scattered photon
Classic Coherent Scattering	Interaction with matter in which a low-energy photon (below 10 kiloelectron volts) is absorbed and released with its same energy, frequency, and wavelength but with a change of direction
Becquerel (Bq)	Unit of radioactivity in the International System of Units, equal to one disintegration per second
ALARA	Mnemonic meaning to keep all radiation exposure as low as reasonably achievable
Air Kerma	SI quantity used to measure energy transferred from radiation to matter, which may be at the surface of a patient’s or radiologic and imaging sciences professional’s body
Umbra	True edge of an object as imaged radiographically

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