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Possesses the ability to remove electrons from atoms by a process called
Ionization
5 Results of ionization in human cells
1 unstable atoms
2 free electrons
3 production of low energy x-rays
4 formation of new molecules harmful to the cell
5 cell damage may be exhibited an abnormal function or loss of function
Name two general types of radiation damage
1 somatic
2 genetic
Damage to the exposed individual is what type of radiation damage
Somatic
natural background radiation represents what percentage of humans radiation exposure
50%
Medical background radiation represents what percent of human radiation in the population
48%
Ct account for what percent of total radiation exposure
24%
What account for the large is increased in total does in medical does to the population
CT
, radiation exiting the x-ray tube is called
Primary radiation
X rays that emerged from the patient and strike the imaging receptor or called
Exit radiation
X-ray beam that contains photons of many different energies are called
Heterogeneous beam
What are the two most common photon tissue interactions in diagnostic radiography
Compton and photoelectric
In photoelectric interaction what is the electron that is injected from the K shell called
Photoelectron
In Compton interaction the electron that is a move from the orbit and scattered its called
Recoil electron
In which photon tissue interaction is the photon completely absorbed
Photoelectric interaction
In what photon tissue interaction is the photon energy transferred part of the energy to the electron
Compton scatter
What unit of measure measures the unit of radiation in-air exposure
Roentgen
Which additional unit of measure measures the unit of absorbed dose
Rad
What traditional unit of measure measures the unit of equivalent dose
REM
What traditional unit of measurement measures the unit of activity
Curie
The international system units of measurement what is the unit of in-air exposure
Coulombs
International system units of measure what is unit of absorbed dose call
Gray
In the international system units of measurement what is the unit of equivalent dose cold
Servert
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