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Concepts/Fundamentals of Radiologic Science

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show anything that occupies space and has mass  
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show atoms  
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show kilograms  
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What is mass?   show
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How is mass measured?   show
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What is energy?   show
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How is energy measured?   show
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What is potential energy?   show
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show energy in motion  
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What is electrical energy?   show
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show matter cannot be created or destroyed  
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What is the law of conservation of energy?   show
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show chemical energy  
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show radiation that is capable of removing an orbital electron from it's shell of an atom with which it interacts  
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What is the two kinds of radiation?   show
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show both are ionizing radiation  
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show radon  
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show diagnostic x-rays  
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What are some natural forms of radiation?   show
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What are some man-made forms of radiation?   show
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show use of a crookes tube, accidentally, Nov.8, 1895  
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What was the glass plate covered with when it started to glow?   show
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show Bertha Roentgen (Roentgen'swife), 1896  
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Who was the 1st person to demonstrate the intensifying screen?   show
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show Thomas Edison, 1898  
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When was it first realized that radiation causes biologic changes?   show
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show 1901  
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When was the 1st recorded fatality due to radiation,and who was it?   show
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When was the coolidge hot filament discovered?   show
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When was the Potter-Bucky introduced?   show
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show as low as reasonably achievable  
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What are the basic concepts of radiation protection?   show
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show highly penetrating invisible form of electromagnetic radiation, electrically neutral, not affected by other fields, poly-energetic, releases small amounts of heat when passing through matter, travels in straight lines and at the speed of light(3x10^8)  
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What is a photon?   show
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What is another name for photon?   show
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Photons are constantly changing in variations called what?   show
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What are the properties of a photon?   show
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What is amplitude?   show
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What is frequency(f)?   show
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show hertz (Hz)  
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show the distance from one crest to another, one valley to another, or from any point on the sine wave to the next corresponding point  
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show 3x10^8(speed of light)  
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show velocity  
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show inversely proportional: as wavelength increases, energy decreases  
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show directly proportional  
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What is the difference between x-rays and gamma rays?   show
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How is visible light identified?   show
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show by frequency of transmission  
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How are x-rays identified?   show
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show molecule  
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show atom  
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