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CHAPTER ONE AND FOUR

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radiation   show
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show breakdown of radioactive substances  
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ionizing   show
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show damage caused to cells, tissues, molecules within the body by radiation exposure  
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show natural source of radiation from radioactive materials in the earth. ex uranium, thorium, potassium  
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show gas produced from the decay of uranium that can pentrate soil and enter buildings through basement; small traces are found within the earth  
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extraterrestrial source   show
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show man-made; x-ray, airport surveillance; accounts for 65 mr. per year  
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patient dose   show
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erythema   show
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skin erythema dose   show
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show unit of exposure in air  
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exposure   show
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RAD   show
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show traditional unit of effective dose; radiation equivalent in man; used to calculated occupational exposure; also uded for radiation protection purposes; takes into account the biological effects of radiation exposure  
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Gray   show
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Sievert   show
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LET   show
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show International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurement; created 1925; first standard of measurements  
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show Roentgen announced his discovery of x-ray  
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show Roentgen wrote a report call "a New kind of Ray"  
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show Professor at Columbia University developed intensifying screens and use in conjunction with glass plates in 1896  
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show Thomas Edison's assistant had to have his hands cut off because of cancer from holding the intensifying screens  
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