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CHAPTER ONE AND FOUR

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radiation   transfer of energy  
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decay   breakdown of radioactive substances  
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ionizing   positive and negative charges created when radiation passes through matter  
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biological damage   damage caused to cells, tissues, molecules within the body by radiation exposure  
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terrestrail source   natural source of radiation from radioactive materials in the earth. ex uranium, thorium, potassium  
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radon   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   cosmic radiation from the sun and stars; as the altitude increases radiation levels increases; radiation levels are greater at the north and south poles  
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artificial source   man-made; x-ray, airport surveillance; accounts for 65 mr. per year  
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patient dose   indicated as skin dose, organ dose, and fetal dose; amount of radiation the patient receives  
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erythema   skin reddening  
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skin erythema dose   amount of exposure that causes reddening of the skin  
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Roentgen(R)   unit of exposure in air  
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exposure   volume of air irradiatied with x-ray or gamma rays causing air to become ionized  
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RAD   traditional unit; radiation absorbed dose; the amount of energy unit mass absorbed by an irradiated object  
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REM   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   Si unit; similar to RAD  
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Sievert   Si unit; used to measure occupational exposure of effective dose; similar to REM  
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LET   Linear Energy transfer  
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ICRU   International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurement; created 1925; first standard of measurements  
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November 8, 1895   Roentgen announced his discovery of x-ray  
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December 28, 1895   Roentgen wrote a report call "a New kind of Ray"  
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Michael Pupin   Professor at Columbia University developed intensifying screens and use in conjunction with glass plates in 1896  
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1904   Thomas Edison's assistant had to have his hands cut off because of cancer from holding the intensifying screens  
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