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Matter   anything that occupies space  
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Mass   is the quantity of matter contained in any physical object  
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kilogram   s the scientific unit of mass – “kilo” stands for “1000” – A “kilogram” (kg) is equal to 1000 grams  
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Weight   describes the mass of an object in a gravitational field  
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Energy   ability to do work  
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The joule   the unit of work  
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Potential energy   ability to do work due to position  
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Kinetic energy   energy of motion  
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Chemical energy   energy released by a chemical reaction  
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Electrical energy   work that can be done when an electron or electronic charge moves through an electric potential  
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Thermal energy (heat)   energy of motion at the molecular level (kinetic energy of molecules)  
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Nuclear energy   energy contained in the nucleus of an atom  
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Electromagnetic energy   energy resulting from electric and magnetic disturbances in space  
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radiation   Energy emitted through space is called  
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exposed or irradiated   Matter that intercepts radiation and absorbs part or all of it  
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Ionizing radiation   any kind of radiation capable of removing an orbital electron from the atom with which it interacts  
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ionization   occurs when an x-ray passes close enough to an atom to transfer sufficient energy to the electron to cause it to escape from its atom  
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ion pair   The orbital electron and the atom from which it was separated  
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2 main Sources of Ionizing Radiation   – Naturally environmental radiation – Man-made radiation  
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Natural environmental radiation consist of 3 components   – Cosmic rays – Terrestrial radiation – Internally deposited radionuclides  
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Discovery of x-rays   1895  
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Thomas Edison develops fluoroscope   1898  
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Collimation and filtration developed   1899  
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Snook transformer developed offering more controlled voltage and current production   1907  
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Coolidge hot filament x-ray tube developed to replace cold filament Crookes tube. Used with the Snook transformer it gave greater accuracy in use of the voltage and current so specific techniques could be used for each body part   1913  
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ASRT (first professional organization) developed   1920  
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First grid to removed scattered radiation   1921  
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First automatic processor   1942  
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Image intensifier tube developed for fluoroscopy screens   1948  
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Tomography developed   1951  
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Ultrasound   1966  
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PET and CT   1970s  
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MRI   80s  
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CR, DR   2000s  
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Clarence Dally, Thomas Edison’s assistant, had to have both his arms amputated and died in   1904  
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ALARA   As Low As Reasonably Achievable  
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