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Intro Rap Protection Week 2

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The Law of ____ states that the radiosensitivity of living tissue is a function of the metabolism and maturation of that tissue.   Bergonie and Tribondeau  
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Tissue that are ___ with a ___ metabolic rate are more radiosensitive.   immature, high  
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___ is a measure of the rate that energy is transferred from ionizing radiation to soft tissue.   LET  
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As LET ____ the RBE____.   Increases, increases  
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A protracted dose of radiation is given   all at one short exposure  
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The LET of diagnostic x-rays is ___ keV/im.   3.0  
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The RBE of diagnostic x-rays is equal to__.   1  
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Tissue is ___ radiosensitive under high oxygen conditions and ___ radiosensitive under hypoxic conditions.   More, less  
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Fractionation and protraction are used for radiation therapy beacuse they allow the patient to   (All of the above) Recover between doses, have higher total doses, repair damaged tissues  
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Humans are most radiosensitve during.   Fetal stages  
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The possible beneficial effect of small amount of radiation is called   hormesis  
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A ___ response to radiation is directly proportional to the dose received.   Linear  
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If a response to radiation is expected no matter how small the dose, then that dose-response is   nonthreshold  
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Radiation-induced genetic damage follows a ___ dose-response relationship   linear-nonthreshold  
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The human dose-response relationship at low ranges of radiation is calculated using   extrapolation from high ranges  
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The most radiosensitive macromolecule is___   DNA  
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The disassociation of water molecules following irradiation is termed___   radiolysis  
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When an atom of water is irradiated, it first dissociates into   an ion pair  
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Two OH* free radicals can join to form____ molecules   Hydrogen peroxide  
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According to target theory, the target molecule of a cell is   the DNA in the nucleus  
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An indirect effect from ionizing radiation occurs on a ____ molecule   water  
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A hit to a cell target can occur from a(n)____ effect.   Both indirect and direct  
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The probability of a hit increased with___ oxygen and ____ LET radiation.   High, High  
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The principal radiation interactions within the human body are assumed to be   indirect effects  
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_____ are very large molecules that sometimes consist of hundreds of thousands of atoms.   Macromolecules  
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Two smaller units of metabolism   Catabolism and Anabolism  
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The chief function of _____ in the body is to provide fuel for cell metabolism   Carbohydrates  
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___ is the radiation-sensitive target molecule   DNA  
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Only adenine-______ and _____-guaine base bonding is possible in DNA.   thymine, cytosine  
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Radiation-induced chromosome damage is analyzed during ______   metaphase  
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_____ is the process whereby genetic cells undergo reduction division   Meiosis  
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_____ are more sensitive to radiation than mature cells   Stem cells  
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Dose ___ and ____ cause less effect because time is allowed for intracellular repair and tissue recovery   protraction, fractionation  
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____ _____ imaging is performed under conditions of full oxygenation.   Diagnostic x-ray  
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_______ occurs when cell dies before replicating   Interphase death  
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The combined processes of ______ and _____ contribute to recovery from radiation damage   intracellular repair, repopulation  
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Radiation-induced cancer, leukemia and genetic effects follow a ________ close-response relationship   linear-nonthreshould  
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At low radiation doses, _____ are considered to be the cellular radiation damage that results in the late radiation effects observed at the whole-body level.   point lesions  
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____ is the most radiosensitive molecules   DNA  
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The reduction of nutrient molecules for energy   catabolism  
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The production of large molecules for form and function   anabolism  
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_______ occurs when cell dies before replicating   Interphase death  
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The combined processes of ______ and _____ contribute to recovery from radiation damage   intracellular repair, repopulation  
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Radiation-induced cancer, leukemia and genetic effects follow a ________ close-response relationship   linear-nonthreshould  
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At low radiation doses, _____ are considered to be the cellular radiation damage that results in the late radiation effects observed at the whole-body level.   point lesions  
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____ is the most radiosensitive molecules   DNA  
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The reduction of nutrient molecules for energy   catabolism  
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The production of large molecules for form and function   anatoblism  
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Diagnostic x ray beams always result in a ________ exposure which is less harmful than whole body exposure   partial body  
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The immediate response of radiation sickness is the ____ period   prodromal  
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The ____ period is the time after exposure during which there is no sign of radiation sickness   latent  
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The _____ syndrome is characterized by a reduction in white cell, red cells, and platelets   hematologic  
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Acute radiation lethality follows a -______, _____ does-response relationship   nonlinear, threshold  
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____ is the shrinkage of an organ or tissue due to cell death   Atrophy  
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The most radiosensitive cell during female germ cell development is the ____ in the mature follicle   oocyte  
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the _____ and the ______ are the most radiosensitive cells in the body   lymphocytes, spermatogonia  
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Dose response relationship, any dose, regardless of its size, is expected to produce a response   nonthreshold  
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A ___ _____ is an unchanged molecule that contains a single unparied electron in the outer shell   free radical  
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If the initial ionizing event occurs on the target molecule, the effect of radiation is?   direct  
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For a cell to die after radiation exposure, its target molecule must be inactivated   Target theory  
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Threshold Dose: Death   Whole body 200rad/2 Gy  
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Threshold Dose: Hematologic depression   Whole body 25rad/250 mGy  
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Threshold Dose: Skin erythema   Small field 200rad/ 2 Gy  
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Threshold Dose: Epilation   Small field 300rad/ 3 Gy  
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Threshold Dose: Chromosome abberration   Whole body 5 rad/50 mGy  
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Threshold dose: Gonadal dysfunction   Local tissue 10 rad/100 mGy  
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Diagnostic x ray beams always result in ___ _____ exposure, which is less harmful than ____ ____ exposure   partial body, whole body  
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Three acute radiation syndromes   hematologic death, GI death, and CNS death  
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Acute radiation lethality: Prodromal   >100rad Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea  
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Acute radiation lethality: Latent   100 to 10,000rad None  
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Acute radiation lethality: hematologic   200 to 1000rad Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, leukopenia, hemoorhage, fever, infection  
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Acute radiation lethality: GI   1000 to 5000rad Same as hematologic plus, electrolyte imbalance, lethargy, fatigue, shock  
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Acute radiation lethality: CNS   >5000rad Same as GI plus, ataxia, edema, system vasculitis, meningitis  
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Relative risk   observed cases divided by expected cases  
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