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Advanced Physics

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A atom with different # of electrons and the same # of protons is an?   ION  
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Minimum lead requirement for lead aprons   .25mm  
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List the qualities of a secondary barrier   Parallel to CR, 1/32 inch lead, 7feet high  
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what is NRCP report #116?   Provides the most recent guidelines for radiation protection.  
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what is the total filtration for an xray tube at 7kV or above?   2.5mmAL  
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what is the mode used to radiograph the breast to screen for pathology   Mammo  
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Inverse Square Law   I1/I2 = (D2)2/(D1)2  
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TRUE OR FALSE radiation in utero increases the risk of child leukemia by 50%   True  
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Nuclear Regulatory commission this agency has the power to enforce radiation protection standards.   NRC  
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list 3 types of wearable radiation protection devices   gloves aprons and thyroid shield  
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what is a point source of radiation   tube> primary beam and leakage and Patient> Scatter  
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The ability to work   energy  
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explain contrast and density   grayscale and blackness  
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what is a PIC and its properties   Dosimeter with an immediate read out  
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hardens the xray beam   filtration  
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Maximum Permissible Dose   MPD  
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Type of area monitor used to detect Alpha and Beta particles   Proportional  
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what is RSO   Radiation safety Officer  
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Exposure=   mA x Time  
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This organization used to be called the atomic regulatory commission?   NRC  
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This system uses a magnetic field for diagnostic exams   MRI  
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What are "agreement states"   states in an "agreement with NRC standards  
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Radiation control for health and safety act of 1968 what did it do?   Protect the public from unnecessary radiation from electric devices.  
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This group evaluate humans and environmental exposure from radioactive materials and radiation producing machines   UNSCEAR  
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Radiation Equivalent Man   REM  
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List 5 qualities of a good radiation monitoring divice   light weight reliable durable interacts like tissue and detects radioactivity  
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4 types of personnel radiation dosimeters   filmbadge OSL TLD Pocket Dosimeter  
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Neg charged particle of and atom   electron  
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EqD=   Absorbed dose x Radiation (W)  
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somatic effect which has a random chance of occurrence after exposure is called   stochastic  
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name 5 types of DNA damage from radiation   Main Chan scission one rail, Main chain scission both rails, rung breakage, cross linking and change or base loss( POINT MUTATION)  
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what is a TLD and its properties   most accurate dosimeter  
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name for electromagnetic energy   radiation  
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what is GSD   Genetically significant dose  
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Thickness of material that will attenuate 50% of xray beam   half value layer  
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min requirement for lead gloves and aprons   .25mmPB  
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The ___ -Target/___-Hit theory is best described as the response of simple cells to radiation   single and single  
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___ is the constant in dose related to the radiosensitiviy of a specific cell   Mean Lethal Dose  
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what is DAP   Dose area product  
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OER   dose with out oxygen/ dose with oxygen  
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4 stages after radiation exposure   prodromal latent manifest death or recovery  
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__ is the result of 300-400 rads and results in the death of 50% at the population in 60 days   LD 50/60  
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Type of radiation effect on a molecule resulting in increased viscosity   crosslinking  
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smallest unit of matter   atom  
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most radiosensitive cell in the human body   lymphocytes  
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the indirect effect is caused by the radiation of ___molecules   water  
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term for harm caused by radiation   Ionization  
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a type of ARS which occurs at 1000RADS is the ___   GI syndrome  
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xray interaction when an outer shell electron is sent out of orbit with some loss of energy   compton effect  
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first stage of radiation sickness is called   prodromal stage  
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this agency will conduct on site inspection of xray and mammo equipment   FDA  
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Name 2 radioresistant types of human tissue   nerves and muscles  
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agency responsible for protection of humans and environment   EPA  
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late somatic effects resulting in callused discolored and weathered looking skin   radio-dermatitis  
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dose limit for pregnant radiation workers in 9month period.   .5rems  
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process that prevents photons from reaching the target   attenuation  
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which one of the cardinal rules is not always controlled by the tech?   TIME  
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positive charged part of an atom   proton  
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EfD+   radiation(W) x Tissue(W) x A dose  
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severe radiation damage to DNA can include__ aberrations and __ damage.   Chromosome and cytogenic  
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an atom with different # of neutrons and the same # of protons is   isotope  
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weighting factor of gamma and xray radiation    
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3 types of area radiation monitors   proportional cutie pie and guieger Muller  
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has mass and takes up space   matter  
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what is reproducibility and its limit   variation in xray exposure not to exceed 5%  
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easily penetrated by xray   radiolucient  
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what is a PBL and what is the limit of variation   Positive beam limiter and 2%  
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another name for "soft" xrays?   Grenz rays  
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what is TVL   Tenth Value Layer  
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this organization is considered the international authority on radiation safety   ICRP  
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what is SID and what is the acceptable limit for variation   source to Image Distance 2%  
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organization functions to protect employees and a safe working environment   OSHA  
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radiation measuring devices are called   dosimeters  
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difficult for xray to penetrate   radiopaque  
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what diagnostic system uses xrays and a computer to take slices of axial images   CT  
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modality that uses a gamma camera to detect radiation   Nuclear Med  
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diagnostic modality that uses sound waves   ultrasound  
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what is linearity and the acceptable variance   variation from one mA station to another and 10% max  
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OSL and its properties   most cost effective dosimeter  
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what is the consumer -patient radiation health and safety act of 1981?   set min education standards for radiation workers  
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groups of element in the periodic table represent   elements with the same # of outer shell electrons  
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what dose response relationship does cataract formation have   non linear threshold  
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stage of apparent wellness during radiation sickness   latent stage  
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amount of radiation to cause twice the amount of response   doubling dose  
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type of radiation effect on a molecule resulting in lower viscosity   main chain scission  
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graphical curve that maps the observable effects of radiation exposure   radiation dose response relationship  
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in a sine wave frequency and wavelength are___ in proportion   inversely  
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xray interaction which causes total absorption   photoelectric effect  
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observed cases- expected cases   excessive risk  
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process that deposits energy into the material radiated   absorption  
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of the 3 cardinal rules which one is most effective   distance  
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point at which a response first occurs is called   threshold  
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___ and ___ are 2 late stage somatic effects which are stochastic in occurrence   cancer and leukemia  
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ionization in the air   roentgen  
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what are 3 effects that may occur from DNA irradiation   Cell Death genetic damage and malignant disease  
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3 types of ARS   Hematologic GI CNS  
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TRUE OR FALSE radiation in utero does not retard growth in newborns   False  
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___= observed cases/expected cases   relative risk  
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cellular damage and death occurs from radiation of the ___ of a cell   DNA  
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___ is the most common interaction of xray with human body   radiolysis  
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a very conservation risk model concerning radiation exposure   ALARA  
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occupational dose is measured in what units   mRem  
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formula for cumulative life time MPD   age x 1Rem  
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3 types of radiation in xray rooms   primary scatter and leakage  
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Rad=   radiation absorbed dose  
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annual MPD for a radiation tech   5Rem  
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Branch of science dealing with radiation safety   Health Physics  
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Radiation induced chromosome damage is termed the ___   cytogentic effect  
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what is LET   Linear Energy Transfer  
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One of the 4 contributing factors in somatic or genetic damage is the ___ of the area exposed   size  
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3 ways patient dose is reported in   skin gonadal and bone marrow  
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what are the two objectives of radiation protection   prevent non stochastic effects and limit the risk of stochastic effects  
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the equation for the max # of electrons in a shell   2n(2)squared  
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describe protein synthesis in the cell DNA in order starting with DNA   DNA--->mRNA--->tRNA--->Protein  
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MMD means what   Mean Marrow dose  
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