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Exam 1

RAD201

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An ionization chamber connected to an electrometer is a device that can measure tiny electric currents with high precision and accuracy
What instrument can be calibrated to read air kerma? standard, or free-air, ionization chamber
Beta particles are actually? high-speed electrons
Cataract formation, fibrosis, reduced fertility, and sterility are classified as? late tissue reactions or ionizing radiation
Which of the following formulas is used to calculate effective dose? EfD = D × WR × WT
What is the SI unit of electrical current? Ampere
What is not another term for coherent scattering? Characteristic
The x-ray photon energy required to initiate pair production is? 1.022 MeV
Compton scattering is synonymous with? incoherent scattering
What is the effective atomic number of compact bone? 13.8
The symbol Z indicates? atomic number of an atom
X-rays are carriers of? human-made electromagnetic energy
The term as low as reasonable achievable (ALARA) is synonymous with the term? Optimization for Radiation Protection
X-rays are a form of which of the following kinds of radiation? Ionizing
What method is best for explaining radiation to the public? BERT
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