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Radiation Protection

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show the degree to which the diagnostic study accurately reviles the presence or absence of disease  
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show BERT  
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• ____Does not imply radiation risk, it is simply a means for comparison   show
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• ___Emphasizes that radiation is an innate part of our environment   show
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• The answer given in terms of ___is easy for the patient to comprehend   show
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• _____is not EM radiation   show
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show radio waves, microwave, infrared, visible light, UV, x-ray, gamma, cosmic  
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• UV, visible light, radio waves, microwaves, and infrared are   show
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show Gray  
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• Rem to SI units   show
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• Roentgen to SI units   show
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show thyroid cancer  
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show ENHANCED NATURAL SOURCES  
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show Equivalent dose  
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• What does atom mean in Greek   show
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show atomic number aka the proton number  
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show element  
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• What is A in the atomic formula   show
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• If he asks what the difference between two of the same elements, no change occurs   show
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• Isotopes have the same   show
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• Isobars have the same   show
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show neutron number  
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show one is in a metastable state  
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• Avogadro's number is   show
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show 1.007amu  
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• AMU for electrons   show
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• AMU for neutron   show
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show 1.67 x 10^-19 coulombs  
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show -1.67 x 10^-19  
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show gamma particles  
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show Mass defect  
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• 1 mole   show
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• The spontaneous release of energy from the nucleus of an atom in the form of EM or particulate radiation   show
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show particulate radiation  
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• Energy propagated in space as oscillating electric and magnetic fields at 90 degrees to each other at the speed of light   show
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• speed of light is   show
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• Which of the following benefits, deals with keeping exposure to a minimum   show
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• Instability increases as proton number   show
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• planks constant   show
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• What makes an particle directly ionizing   show
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• What is the dose response model for diagnostic x-ray   show
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• Roentgen is only good for air, up to   show
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show  RBE  Wr  
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• SI unit for Roentgen is   show
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show If = Ii e^-(LAC)(thickness)  
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show = ln2/LAC  
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show = ln2/HVL  
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show = 1rad = 1R  
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• depressed WBC, RBC, platelet   show
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show leukemia  
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show Attenuation  
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• What is an alternative to characteristic   show
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show classical, elastic, and unmodified  
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show incoherent, inelastic, and modified  
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show compton  
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• absorption edges involves   show
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show compton  
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• Z^2 is to   show
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show PE  
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show compton  
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show DNA  
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show coherent  
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show Ln2/u  
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show photodisintegration  
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show is auger  
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• Max amount of electrons in the orbital shells is   show
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• What is the number of electrons in the valence shell   show
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show C= wavelength x frequency  
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show E=hv  
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• T/F The probability of an 80Kev photon being scattered is greater for tin z=50 than for aluminum z=13   show
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show FALSE  
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• T/F Wavelength of a scatter photon may be shorter than wavelength of an incident photon   show
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• The probability of a ____interaction increases with Z number and decreases with increasing energy   show
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• A photon may scatter from an atom without losing energy   show
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• A photon may be emitted from an atom without ionizing it   show
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show ionized  
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• The major controlling factor for beam quality that is under the direct control of the tech is   show
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show mAs  
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• Which equation would be used for the wavelength of a photon   show
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show indirect  
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show 3m/s  
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• Which interaction causes the most absorbed dose to the patient   show
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• In order of increasing magnitude   show
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• occupational dose is   show
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show 50rem  
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show 15rem  
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• MPD for the skin   show
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• MPD for fetus per month   show
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show 5rem  
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• The HVL of the beam   show
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• Z number for bone   show
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• Z number for air   show
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• Z number for soft tissue   show
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show energy of beam/ the density of absorbing tissue/ the Z# and e/gm of tissue  
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• The rate of energy transfer by an electron through matter is   show
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• Increases with increasing energy   show
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show compton  
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• When electron is removed from an atom, the atom is   show
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• The maximum number of electrons in the orbital shells of an atom is   show
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show 1  
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show 5  
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• Alpha has a weighting factor of   show
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• Increasing magnitude order is as follows   show
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show mAs  
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• Filtrating of x-ray beam will result in   show
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• What type of interaction forms free radicals   show
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• Most dominant at low photon energies   show
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• Which interaction occurs with free or outer shell electrons   show
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show PE interactions  
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• What interaction occurs between 100kev and 2 mev   show
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• Only important at energy above 2 mev   show
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show coherent  
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show PE  
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• A lower energy photon is produced   show
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• The building block of all organic materials is   show
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• Does not depend on Z   show
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• Occurs with an outer shell or free electron   show
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show compton  
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show photodisintegration  
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show FALSE  
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show FALSE  
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• Wavelength of a scattered photon may be shorter than the wavelength of an incident photon   show
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• A photon can undergo 2 consecutive PE interactions   show
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show 1.02 MeV  
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• The probability of ___decreases with increasing energy is   show
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• A photon may scatter from an atom without losing energy   show
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show TRUE  
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• The major control factor for beam quality is   show
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• The major controlling factor for beam quantity is   show
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• What equation is used to find wavelength   show
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show charge  
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• Alternative to characteristic is   show
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show beam quality and penetrating ability  
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• What affects attenuation   show
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show LET  
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• A function of Z^3E^-3 is   show
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show characteristic, bremstrahlung, heat  
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• radiobiology is the   show
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show energy absorbed in a given mass in air  
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show cancer  
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show cosmic, terrestrial and internal  
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show 0 Gy  
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show basements  
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• Most dominant at energies below 30 kvp   show
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• A function of Z^2   show
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show protoplasm  
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• How many amino acids are involved in protein synthesis   show
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show B lymphocytes  
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• What are the most important polysaccharides   show
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• How many types of tRNA exist   show
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show 2.9 billion or 2.9 x 10^9  
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show ER  
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• What makes glycoproteins   show
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• Where are proteins synthesized   show
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• What are the garbage disposals of the cell   show
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• What compose interphase   show
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show mitosis  
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show NO, dna is  
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show DNA  
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show order of nitrogenous bases  
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• How much of a cell is composed of water   show
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• DNA backbone is sugar phosphate, and the phosphate group controls the function of the cell   show
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show peptide bond  
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show acellular organs  
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show aiding in digestion, support/protect/growth and development, protect and guard, support, lubricate joints, insulate  
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show anything that causes mutation can cause cancer which is a predeterminant of cancer.  
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• The normal white blood cell count is   show
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• As LET ____ RBE ______   show
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show The initial dose  
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show sub lethal dose (aka quasi threshold)  
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show radiosensitivity  
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• X axis   show
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• Y axis   show
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• If bone marrow is exposed to a low enough dose, the cells are   show
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• T/F neutrons are categorized as indirectly ionization   show
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show TRUE  
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• Cataracts are   show
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show is the roentgen to rad conversion factor, and is .876 rads/R in AIR  
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show RBE  
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show fast recoil electrons  
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• In regards to the beam, HVL relates to   show
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• For non-stochastic, the only answer is   show
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• Cell survival fraction is a function of   show
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• Radosensitivity of ova ________throughout the lifetime of the cell   show
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show of the CSC is DOSE  
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show of the CSC is the survival fraction  
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show able to repopulate  
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show TRUE, because they have NO charge  
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• T/F neutrons give rise to alpha particles, protons, and other heavy particles   show
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show 1R/2.58 x 10^-4  
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• Epithelial cells divide, through mitosis   show
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• How often do Muscle and nerve cells divide   show
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• As LET increases RBE will increase up to a max value   show
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• Permanent sterility for Ova/sperm   show
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show Cell wO2/Cell wo O2  
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• LET is measured in   show
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• ___is electromagnetic radiation such as xrays and gamma rays   show
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• ___includes particles that posses substantial mass and charge   show
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show Two thirds, Hydroxyl OH*  
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• What is the window of maximum sensitiviy   show
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• Organogenesis is   show
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• Which action of ionizing radiation is most harmful to the human body?   show
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show H2O2  
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