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Radiation Safety

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What percentage of public exposure to ionizing radiation is from medical sources?   show
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show during the life of the exposed individual  
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show increase the DAP  
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Diagnostic x-radiation are correctly described as...?   show
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What are sources of secondary radiation?   show
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show thyroid cancers, cataractogenesis, and genetic mutations  
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What effect does the quantity of ionizing radiation when delivered to a body over a long period of time?   show
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What is the most radiosensitive portion of the GI tract?   show
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What is the annual dose limit for occupationally exposed individuals valid for?   show
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Patient dose during fluroscopy is affected by the..?   show
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According to NRCP, the annual occupational dose-equivalent limit to the thyroid, skin, and extremities is..?   show
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show low energy x-ray photons  
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Early symptoms of acute radiation syndrome are...?   show
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show patient, fluroscopist, and technoligst  
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Most effective type of shield for anterior and lateral male gonadel protection during fluroscopy?   show
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show a minimum of 30 cm  
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show Short SID  
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show the incident electron is deflected, with resulting energy loss  
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show aluminum  
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show to measure radiation quality  
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show cleaved chromosome, cross-linking, and mutation  
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show how much energy is deposited per unit length of track  
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OER   show
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RBE   show
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show National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurments-- issues reports of guidelines needed to be followed  
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show Nuclear Regulatory Commission- regulates nuclear power plants and other uses for nuclear materials  
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show used to explain why some cells die vs. survive  
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Radiolysis   show
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Fractionation   show
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show Radiation dose delivered continuously but at a lower dose rate  
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show Practice allowing of women of childbearing age to only be irriadiated for certain imaging exams in the 10 days following onset of menses, ACR dismissed.  
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show Effects that appear in seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks following irridiation.  
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show Epilation, nausea, vomiting, erythema, fatigue.  
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Somatic Effects   show
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Long Term Effects   show
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Examples of Long term effects   show
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Genetic Effects   show
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show Mitotic activity, maturity, and degree of specificity  
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show Prodomal/ (initial)  
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Which ARS stage happens when symptoms disappear?   show
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Which ARS stage happens when an Organism can live or die?   show
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Linear Dose-Response   show
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show Response is not proportional to dose  
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Threshold Dose Response   show
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Nonthreshold Dos Response   show
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show Hematopoietic, Gastrointestinal, Central Nervous System  
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What are the two types of AEC's?   show
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Occupancy factor   show
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Workload   show
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show The percentage of time the primary beam is directed at a particular barrier  
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show Roentgen  
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show rad  
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show rem  
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What is the newest and most accurate personal dosimeter?   show
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What are low-cost and convenient radiation monitors that processed monthly?   show
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show TLDs  
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