radiation biology Crossword Puzzles
Chapter 8 - Radiation 2016-12-06
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- stops alpha particles
- of gamma radiation.
- of alpha particles
- of 2 protons and 2 neutrons.
- number increases by this when it loses a beta particle.
- type of electromagnetic radiation.
- number increases by this when it loses a beta particle.
- radiation using uranium salts on a photographic plate.
- stops gamma radiation.
- amount of radioactivity found in the air naturally.
- a change in nucleus and a new element is formed.
- time taken for half of the nuclei in any given sample to decay.
- of beta radiation
- of gamma radiation
- of alpha radiation.
- discovered during the re-crystallizations of uranium ore.
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- number decreases by this when it loses an alpha particle.
- when a neutron breaks down into a proton and an electron.
- of beta particles
- spontaneous breaking up of an unstable nuclei.
- the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and Physics.
- is detected using this type of counter.
- new element is formed but chemical bonds are.
- either alpha or beta particles are released a new element is formed.
- name for uranium ore.
- stops beta particles.
- number decreases by this when it loses an alpha particle.
27 Clues: of beta particles • of beta radiation • of alpha particles • of gamma radiation • of gamma radiation. • of alpha radiation. • stops alpha particles • name for uranium ore. • stops beta particles. • stops gamma radiation. • of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. • type of electromagnetic radiation. • is detected using this type of counter. • the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and Physics. • ...
Chapter 1 Key Terms 2022-08-04
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- Campaign created to provide radiologic technologists a full understanding of the sage operation of fluoroscopic devices on pediatric patients
- SI unit of radiation exposure
- Living tissue of animals and humans can be damaged by exposure to ionizing radiation
- When a patient dose is predicted to or has actually substantially exceeded normal dose levels
- This term is synonymous with the term ALARA
- Radiation that produces positively and negatively charged particles when passing through matter
- A subunit of the gray in the SI
- The SI unit of measure for the radiation quantities, equivalent dose and effective dose
- Energy that passes from one location to another
- A subunit of the roentgen, a nonmetric unit likewise used for measuring the ionizing capability of radiation
- The total electric charge of one sign per unit mass that x-ray and gamma ray photons with energies up to 3 million electron volts generate in dry air at standard temperature and pressure
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- The campaign includes dissemination of information on pediatric CT dose reduction among the various medical specialties that refer patients for CT examinations or even operate their own CT scanners
- The campaigns objective is lowering the amount of radiation used in medically necessary imaging studies and eliminating unnecessary procedures
- A partnership of medical societies whose overall common purpose is to reduce dose for pediatric patients
- Method to compare the amount of radiation received from a radiologic procedure with natural background radiation received over a specific period
- Effective measures employed by radiation workers to safeguard patients, personnel, and the general public from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation
- The probability of injury, ailment, or death resulting from an activity
- The amount of energy per unit mass absorbed by an irradiated object
- The degree to which a diagnostic study accurately reveals the presence or absence of disease in the patient
- Precept holding that occupational exposure should be kept "as low as reasonably achievable"
- SI unit of absorbed dose and air kerma
- A subunit of the sievert
- Quantity that is used for radiation protection purposes to provide a measure of the overall risk of exposure to humans from ionizing radiation
23 Clues: A subunit of the sievert • SI unit of radiation exposure • A subunit of the gray in the SI • SI unit of absorbed dose and air kerma • This term is synonymous with the term ALARA • Energy that passes from one location to another • The amount of energy per unit mass absorbed by an irradiated object • The probability of injury, ailment, or death resulting from an activity • ...
Radiation crossword 2019-12-12
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- High energy electromagnetic radiation, with a shorter wavelength than X-rays.
- A type of radiation that has no charge and no mass.
- One of the 3 particles in an atom, it has postive charge.
- The middle of an atom, it has neutrons and protons.
- One of the 3 particles in an atom, it has negative charge and small mass.
- Atoms that are the same element (have the same number of protons) but differnt numbers of neutrons.
- Made of neutrons, protons and electrons.
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- The most ionisising radiation, it happens when an alpha particle is emitted from an atom.
- A type of radiation than has negative charge and a very small mass.
- A high energy, fast moving electron.
- An element that has two protons, two neutrons and two electrons.
- The nucleus of a helium atom, two neutrons and two protons.
- When radiation takes electrons away from from atoms.
- One of the 3 particles in an atom, it has no charge.
14 Clues: A high energy, fast moving electron. • Made of neutrons, protons and electrons. • A type of radiation that has no charge and no mass. • The middle of an atom, it has neutrons and protons. • When radiation takes electrons away from from atoms. • One of the 3 particles in an atom, it has no charge. • One of the 3 particles in an atom, it has postive charge. • ...
Radiation poisoning 2026-01-14
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- energy that moves in waves
- connected to blood vessels
- second city in Japan that was bombed in WW2
- losing your hair
- blood cancer
- feeling of wanting to be sick
- heart related
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- poo
- liquid stools
- feeling that the world is turning
- first city in Japan that was bombed in WW2
- harmful germs invade the body
- site of a nuclear accident in Ukraine
- pain in the head
14 Clues: poo • blood cancer • liquid stools • heart related • losing your hair • pain in the head • energy that moves in waves • connected to blood vessels • harmful germs invade the body • feeling of wanting to be sick • feeling that the world is turning • site of a nuclear accident in Ukraine • first city in Japan that was bombed in WW2 • second city in Japan that was bombed in WW2
All crossword about cell biology 2020-01-13
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- is interconnected to other fields such as genetics,
- how cells function, ultimately giving insight into
- such as cell culture, various types of microscopy,
- such as cancer, and other diseases. Research in cell
- structure and function of the cell, also known
- many sub-topics which may include the study of cell
- The study of cells is performed using several
- biology is a branch of biology that studies
- the basic unit of life Cell biology encompasses
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- while also being essential for research in biomedical
- and how cells work is fundamental to all biological
- being used for discoveries and research pertaining
- prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and can be divided
- larger organisms. Knowing the components of
- cell communication, cell cycle, and cell
- and cytochemistry.
- genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, medical microbiology,
- cell fractionation. These have allowed for and are
18 Clues: and cytochemistry. • cell communication, cell cycle, and cell • larger organisms. Knowing the components of • biology is a branch of biology that studies • The study of cells is performed using several • structure and function of the cell, also known • the basic unit of life Cell biology encompasses • being used for discoveries and research pertaining • ...
BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY 2021-05-28
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- This branch of biology is concerned with illness in humans
- The use of biological processes to make life better for humans
- This scientist would be interested in how a foetus develops
- A person who studies biological processes at the molecular level (9,9)
- This kingdom of organisms is studied by a botanist
- A mycologist is interested in this kingdom of organisms
- The study of animals
- This branch of biology is interested in how species change over many generations
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- A branch of biology an awful lot like ecology
- This branch of biology goes on under the sea
- This prefix means very small
- This scientist might study how plants grow in space
- The study and manipulation of ACGT
- The study of ecosystems
- This branch of biology designs devices to intergrate with or put inside living things
- Also known as cellular biology
16 Clues: The study of animals • The study of ecosystems • This prefix means very small • Also known as cellular biology • The study and manipulation of ACGT • This branch of biology goes on under the sea • A branch of biology an awful lot like ecology • This kingdom of organisms is studied by a botanist • This scientist might study how plants grow in space • ...
Radiation Basics 2025-04-28
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- Heavy radioactive element that emits alpha particles upon decay
- All elements have an ___________ form.
- Weightless packets of energy
- Radiation with enough energy to remove electrons from atoms
- Spectrum that includes both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
- Can pass completely through the human body
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- Elements that emit radiation as their atoms decay
- The single largest source of man-made radiation exposure
- Radiation that doesn't remove electrons
- Genetic material that can be damaged by ionizing radiation
- Particles from outer space that contribute to ionizing radiation
- Fast-moving particles capable of penetrating the skin and causing damage
- Process by which unstable atoms emit energy in the form of radiation
- A particle made of two protons and two neutrons
14 Clues: Weightless packets of energy • All elements have an ___________ form. • Radiation that doesn't remove electrons • Can pass completely through the human body • A particle made of two protons and two neutrons • Elements that emit radiation as their atoms decay • The single largest source of man-made radiation exposure • ...
Atomic Structure and Radioactivity 2024-09-01
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- The first letter in the greek alphabet
- One billionth of a metre.
- Splitting the nucleus ('splitting the atom')
- Radiation can be used to kill bacteria.
- This happens when an electron is removed from an atom.
- A subatomic particle that exists in the nucleus.
- It contains protons and neutrons.
- Something that emits radiation is this.
- Ninety Two protons.
- Radiation with a wavelength smaller than X-rays.
- Radiation is dangerous because it does this.
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- The mild mannered version of the Hulk.
- Sticking small atoms together to create larger ones.
- Six protons.
- bitten by a radioactive spider
- Emitted by radioactive material.
- A particular mass of the an element.
- An element used in nuclear bombs
- Electrons live in these.
- Positive subatomic particle.
- Has approximately 1/1800 of the mass of a proton.
- One sheet of this can block Alpa radiation.
- Monster spawned from the waste from nuclear bomb tests.
- A dense material that is particular good at absorbing radiation.
- Radiation consisting of fast moving electrons
- Has a quark composition of UP DOWN DOWN.
- The smallest possible particle of an element.
27 Clues: Six protons. • Ninety Two protons. • Electrons live in these. • One billionth of a metre. • Positive subatomic particle. • bitten by a radioactive spider • Emitted by radioactive material. • An element used in nuclear bombs • It contains protons and neutrons. • A particular mass of the an element. • The mild mannered version of the Hulk. • The first letter in the greek alphabet • ...
Radiotherapeutic Technique 2013-05-23
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- /A piece of metal alloy that can be used to shape the radiation beam.
- /A part of multi small leaf and located in the head of the linear accelerator that is used to shape the radiation beam by computer digitization replacing custom blocking.
- /Giving off radiation
- /RadiationTreatment field.
- /The amount of radiation used in radiation therapy is measured in gray and varies depending on the type and stage of cancer being treated.
- /Procedure that used the X-ray, CT scan, or ultrasound pictures, taken just prior to or during treatment, to guide treatment delivery. The tumor can be precisely located in 3-D space immediately before treatment. The ability to correct for movement and any errors during setup means smaller margins can be used, sparing healthy tissue and escalating the tumor dose.
- /Diagnostic radiography unit mounted on gantries that mimic a treatment machine's range of motion and positions.
- /A procedure that used a device to help a patient remain in the same position during every treatment.
- /A device and located in the head of the linear accelerator that is used to shape the radiation beam.
- /Tiny, permanent ink dot marked on your skin in or near the treatment area during the planning phase. These marks are used each day before treatment to align your body in the accurate position.
- /A digital imaging device used to monitor and manage target positioning during the course of treatment (port films).
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- /An immobilization device fitting over a patient’s head and face to allow accurate repositioning from day to day.
- /Radiation composed exclusively of energy, with no mass or charge,that is used in radiation therapy. They can be produced in the nucleus of the atom (Gamma Radiation) or in the superficial shell (X-rays). In general, they penetrated in depth and they are used to treat deeply seated tumors.
- /An abnormal lump or mass of tissue
- / The use of small radioactive sources placed on or in tumors to treat to a high dose while avoiding normal tissues;
- /A metal filter of triangular cross-section placed within a radiation beam to intentionally feather the radiation intensity from one side of the beam to the other.
- linear accelerator attachment for electron beam treatment.
- /Hair loss from radiation therapy treatment
- /The single point in space where a linear accerelator’s beam is aimed regardless of the orientation of the machine.
- /As used in radiation therapy, device mounted on the walls and ceiling of the treatment room pointing to the treatment machine’s isocenter to allow accurate positioning of the patient from day to day.
- /The process of locating and marking the treatment field to be targeted in radiation therapy.
- /Additional material placed on the patient’s skin to intentionally pull the radiation dose more superficially.
- /Treatment that is intended to relieve symptom, but not cure disease.
- /Also called intensity-modulated radiation therapy. A type of 3-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to show the size and shape of the tumor. Thin beams of radiation of different intensities are aimed at the tumor from many angles. This type of radiation therapy reduces the damage to healthy tissue near the tumor.
24 Clues: /Giving off radiation • /RadiationTreatment field. • /An abnormal lump or mass of tissue • /Hair loss from radiation therapy treatment • linear accelerator attachment for electron beam treatment. • /A piece of metal alloy that can be used to shape the radiation beam. • /Treatment that is intended to relieve symptom, but not cure disease. • ...
11SCA 2020-11-10
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- the Māori name for Pigeon Mountain
- the ocean that surrounds New Zealand
- the sixth planet from the sun
- differences between members of the same species
- heat transfer that can travel through space
- your science teacher's last name
- violent shaking of the ground
- the specific area of science that your teacher teaches
- what you should be sitting on right now
- the consequences or effects of something
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- an animal on one of the zoo posters at the front of the room
- the Māori name for a fantail
- something that is formed when an acid and a base are mixed together
- the name of our college
- where two elements join together in a reaction
- assessments worth credits that are done in class
- the variable that you change during an investigation
- the element with the symbol Ag
- the holes at the bottom of a leaf
19 Clues: the name of our college • the Māori name for a fantail • the sixth planet from the sun • violent shaking of the ground • the element with the symbol Ag • your science teacher's last name • the holes at the bottom of a leaf • the Māori name for Pigeon Mountain • the ocean that surrounds New Zealand • what you should be sitting on right now • ...
Science Crossword 2025-12-20
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- Development used to delete or suppress genes
- Agency that studies space
- The largest gas giant in our solar system
- The man famous for his cat paradox
- The man who founded penicillin
- The study of living organisms
- The name of a bacteria that claimed many lives in the 1910s
- The planet with the most moons
- The man famous for his theory of relativity
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- The name of the first atomic model
- The man who invented Quantum (Hint: 6.626x10^-34)
- The element most likely is based off of(Hint: O-chem)
- The study of subatomic matter
- The man who developed a conjecture revolving around prime numbers
- The award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Woman that developed the theory of fission
- The man famous for finding throretical radiation around black holes
- The study of stars and celestial giants
- The acronym for Artificial Intelligence
19 Clues: Agency that studies space • The study of subatomic matter • The study of living organisms • The man who founded penicillin • The planet with the most moons • The name of the first atomic model • The man famous for his cat paradox • The study of stars and celestial giants • The acronym for Artificial Intelligence • The largest gas giant in our solar system • ...
Rad Bio 2025-11-03
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- effects Changes at the chromosomal level in cells following radiation exposure.
- Reddening of the skin, a visible effect after radiation injury.
- stage The initial phase of radiation sickness marked by nausea, vomiting, and malaise.
- syndrome Radiation damage affecting the digestive tract, leading to severe GI symptoms.
- or death phase The final stage of radiation sickness that either leads to healing or fatality.
- system The tissue and organs involved in the formation of blood and its components.
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- The relative susceptibility of a tissue to radiation damage.
- relationship The correlation between the dose of radiation and the magnitude of the biological effect.
- nervous system syndrome The radiation injury to the brain/spinal cord region from very high doses.
- illness stage The phase following the latent period during which symptoms of radiation damage appear.
- syndrome Radiation damage primarily to the bone-marrow and blood-forming organs.
- Hair loss, one of the possible early signs of radiation exposure.
- period The seemingly symptom-free interval between exposure and overt illness in radiation injury.
- tissue damage Radiation injury limited to a specific body part rather than the whole body.
- radiation syndrome The collective set of signs and symptoms that follow high-dose whole-body radiation exposure.
15 Clues: The relative susceptibility of a tissue to radiation damage. • Reddening of the skin, a visible effect after radiation injury. • Hair loss, one of the possible early signs of radiation exposure. • effects Changes at the chromosomal level in cells following radiation exposure. • syndrome Radiation damage primarily to the bone-marrow and blood-forming organs. • ...
All crossword about cell biology 2020-01-13
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- is interconnected to other fields such as genetics,
- how cells function, ultimately giving insight into
- such as cell culture, various types of microscopy,
- such as cancer, and other diseases. Research in cell
- structure and function of the cell, also known
- many sub-topics which may include the study of cell
- The study of cells is performed using several
- biology is a branch of biology that studies
- the basic unit of life Cell biology encompasses
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- while also being essential for research in biomedical
- and how cells work is fundamental to all biological
- being used for discoveries and research pertaining
- prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and can be divided
- larger organisms. Knowing the components of
- cell communication, cell cycle, and cell
- and cytochemistry.
- genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, medical microbiology,
- cell fractionation. These have allowed for and are
18 Clues: and cytochemistry. • cell communication, cell cycle, and cell • larger organisms. Knowing the components of • biology is a branch of biology that studies • The study of cells is performed using several • structure and function of the cell, also known • the basic unit of life Cell biology encompasses • being used for discoveries and research pertaining • ...
All crossword about cell biology 2020-01-13
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- is interconnected to other fields such as genetics,
- how cells function, ultimately giving insight into
- such as cell culture, various types of microscopy,
- such as cancer, and other diseases. Research in cell
- structure and function of the cell, also known
- many sub-topics which may include the study of cell
- The study of cells is performed using several
- biology is a branch of biology that studies
- the basic unit of life Cell biology encompasses
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- while also being essential for research in biomedical
- and how cells work is fundamental to all biological
- being used for discoveries and research pertaining
- prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and can be divided
- larger organisms. Knowing the components of
- cell communication, cell cycle, and cell
- and cytochemistry.
- genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, medical microbiology,
- cell fractionation. These have allowed for and are
18 Clues: and cytochemistry. • cell communication, cell cycle, and cell • larger organisms. Knowing the components of • biology is a branch of biology that studies • The study of cells is performed using several • structure and function of the cell, also known • the basic unit of life Cell biology encompasses • being used for discoveries and research pertaining • ...
CP5 EM Waves 2023-04-03
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- Vibrations of voltage and current in radio aerials.
- Electromagnetic radiation with a shorter wavelength than visible light.
- An imaginary line at right angles to a surface where a ray of light hits it.
- The change in direction when a wave changes speed going from one medium into another.
- A place where there is no matter at all.
- The order colours of the visible spectrum from long to short wavelength.
- Cancer treatment in which a patient is given gamma radiation to kill the cancer cells.
- A hazard of receiving high frequency electromagnetic waves.
- Electromagnetic waves that can be detected by the human eye.
- The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves.
- Deoxyribonucleic acid. Chemical that makes up genes and chromosomes.
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- Absorbing radiation of one wavelength and re-emitting at a visible wavelength.
- Electromagnetic radiation with a longer wavelength than infrared radiation.
- Waves that all travel at the same speed in a vacuum, and are all transverse.
- Electromagnetic radiation we feel as heat and has a longer wavelength than visible light.
- A change in the DNA instructions in a cell.
- The boundary between two materials.
- A straight line with an arrow showing the direction of a beam of light.
- A wave in which the vibrations are at right angles to the direction the wave is travelling.
- The angle between an incoming light ray and the normal.
- Electromagnetic radiation that has a shorter wavelength than ultraviolet radiation.
- Electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies.
- Electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths.
23 Clues: The boundary between two materials. • A place where there is no matter at all. • A change in the DNA instructions in a cell. • Vibrations of voltage and current in radio aerials. • The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves. • The angle between an incoming light ray and the normal. • Electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths. • ...
8B Unit 2 crossword puzzle 2025-11-10
25 Clues: reply • route • rough • coast • crash • solve • jigsaw • arrive • vision • screen • invent • observe • distant • digital • canteen • biology • ancestor • carriage • physicist • chemistry • astronomy • permanent • electronic • linguistics • conservation
Effects of External and Internal Radiation on the Human Body, Radiation Sickness 2025-04-07
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- A measure of how much radiation a person receives
- A radioactive element often used in nuclear fuel
- A possible long-term health effect of radiation exposure
- A sudden and severe form of radiation-related illness
- Type of particle radiation that has low penetration and is stopped by skin
- A neutral subatomic particle found in the nucleus
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- The condition caused by excessive exposure to radiation
- A variation of an element that has the same number of protons but different neutrons
- Type of electromagnetic radiation that can deeply penetrate the body
- A change in DNA often caused by radiation
- A form of radiation particle with medium penetration
- A unit used to measure the biological effect of radiation
- The basic unit of life affected by radiation
- A form of energy released in nuclear reactions, harmful in high doses
- A radioactive gas found naturally, especially in homes
15 Clues: A change in DNA often caused by radiation • The basic unit of life affected by radiation • A radioactive element often used in nuclear fuel • A measure of how much radiation a person receives • A neutral subatomic particle found in the nucleus • A form of radiation particle with medium penetration • A sudden and severe form of radiation-related illness • ...
Noun affixes 1 2025-03-04
Archaeology 2022-05-01
26 Clues: art • dig • life • tomb • time • past • site • bones • human • museum • fossil • lithic • trowel • culture • history • biology • society • pottery • artifact • heritage • religion • material • antiquity • excavation • archaeology • anthropology
Nuclear Radiation 2016-05-23
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- Part of the em spectrum
- A fast moving electron
- When an atom gains or loses electrons
- This fogs when it absorbs radiation
- These have no charge
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- The unit of Absorbed Dose
- Massive, positively charged radiation
- The unit of Equivalent Dose
- Radiation weighting factor
- The number of protons an atom has
- Allows us to see the tracks of passing particles
- An electrically charged atom
- The central core of an atom
- The smallest part of an element
14 Clues: These have no charge • A fast moving electron • Part of the em spectrum • The unit of Absorbed Dose • Radiation weighting factor • The unit of Equivalent Dose • The central core of an atom • An electrically charged atom • The smallest part of an element • The number of protons an atom has • This fogs when it absorbs radiation • Massive, positively charged radiation • ...
GCSE Radiation 2024-04-18
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- Naturally ocurring radiation
- Type of radiation that requires lead to block it
- Time taken for half of radioactive particles to decay
- Particle with same number of protons but different number of neutrons
- When radioactive nuclei settle on a substance
- When radioactive particles pass through a material
- Centre of an atom
- particle that orbits the nucleus in an atom
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- Total number of protons in nucleus
- Device used to detect radiation
- Most ionising type of radiation
- Number of radioactive counts per second
- Total number of protons and neutrons in nucleus
- Type of radiation made from electrons
14 Clues: Centre of an atom • Naturally ocurring radiation • Device used to detect radiation • Most ionising type of radiation • Total number of protons in nucleus • Type of radiation made from electrons • Number of radioactive counts per second • particle that orbits the nucleus in an atom • When radioactive nuclei settle on a substance • ...
Radiation + Waves 2025-12-10
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- Releases radiation
- Infra .......
- Parallel to direction of wave
- Radiation released from nucleus
- The ......... Spectrum
- A charged electron
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- Having radioactive material on you
- Being exposed to radioactive material
- Ultra ..........
- Perpendicular to direction of wave
- An area with no atoms
- Longest Wavelength
- An abbreviation for the colors of the rainbow
- A helium nucleus
14 Clues: Infra ....... • Ultra .......... • A helium nucleus • Releases radiation • Longest Wavelength • A charged electron • An area with no atoms • The ......... Spectrum • Parallel to direction of wave • Radiation released from nucleus • Having radioactive material on you • Perpendicular to direction of wave • Being exposed to radioactive material • ...
Radiation Protection Concepts 2021-05-10
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- Radiation exposure to volunteers undertaking biomedical research.
- Cardinal rules for radiation protection.
- Used to measure the long term effects of radiation protection.
- The unite that radioactivity is measured in.
- A pioneer in the field of radiation protection(he developed the exposure control technique.
- Mr Willem wants you to ware me to detect and measure the accumulative dose of radiation during clinical practice.
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- I am the most famous radiation protection concept.
- The degree to which diagnostic procedures accurately reveals the presence or absence of the disease
- The first device developed to measure radiation .
- International organization that publishes radiation protection standards
- The amount of doctors that died during the years of the discovery of x-rays.
- The method that compares the amount of radiation received from a radiobiological procedure with natural background radiation received over a given period of time.
- Is obtained when you multiply the Absorbed dose and the Radiation weighting factor.
- Acute Radiation Syndrome affecting the eyes.
- The most radio-sensitive cells in the body
15 Clues: Cardinal rules for radiation protection. • The most radio-sensitive cells in the body • The unite that radioactivity is measured in. • Acute Radiation Syndrome affecting the eyes. • The first device developed to measure radiation . • I am the most famous radiation protection concept. • Used to measure the long term effects of radiation protection. • ...
Models of Atoms & The Electromagnetic Spectrum (2) 2017-11-12
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- A type of electromagnetic radiation used in hospitals to see inside the human body (Hint: Write like: ___-______).
- A negatively charged particle found around the nucleus of the atom.
- The modern model of the atom was proposed by the scientist called ____________.
- All types of electromagnetic radiation can be found on the electromagnetic ___________________.
- The type of electromagnetic radiation that can cause skin cancer and which is emitted by the Sun.
- The type of electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelength.
- This happens when an atom absorbs a photon of energy and electrons are lost from the atom.
- A model of electromagnetic radiation with 'ripples of waves' of radiation.
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- The name given to the object giving out (emitting) radiation.
- A model of electromagnetic radiation with 'packets' of energy.
- After radiation is emitted from a source, it is ____________________ through the atmosphere to its receiver.
- A neutrally charged particle found in the nucleus of the atom.
- A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
- Once radiation reaches a receiver, it is __________________.
- The centre of the atom.
- The type of electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength.
16 Clues: The centre of the atom. • Once radiation reaches a receiver, it is __________________. • The name given to the object giving out (emitting) radiation. • A model of electromagnetic radiation with 'packets' of energy. • A neutrally charged particle found in the nucleus of the atom. • A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom. • ...
IIRRT 20th Anniversary Ball 2016-04-12
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- Particle that acts like a wave
- Reference mark used for patient’s radiotherapy treatment.
- Radiation produced with the deflection of an atom
- Used to stop radiation
- Annual European conference held in Vienna
- The division of dose over several treatments
- The effect utilised to allow image formation on radiographs
- Unit of dose of radiation
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- Modality that uses no ionising radiation, just sound
- Common name for the machine used in radiation treatment
- Secondary radiation that occurs when the radiation intercepts any object
- The use of a radiation source internally for treatment
- Radiation used on small, well defined tumours
- Discovered Radiation
14 Clues: Discovered Radiation • Used to stop radiation • Unit of dose of radiation • Particle that acts like a wave • Annual European conference held in Vienna • The division of dose over several treatments • Radiation used on small, well defined tumours • Radiation produced with the deflection of an atom • Modality that uses no ionising radiation, just sound • ...
waves 2023-11-29
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- waves , propagated simulation
- , electromagnetic radiation
- waves, sound waves
- , light passes through
- , rate of item
- , change in direction a wave passing to one medium too another
- , how long the wave is
- , region electromagnetic radiation spectrum
- , allows light too pass through.
- , electromagnetic radiation with frequency
- ,bounces one material too another
- , transfers energy
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- , energy transferred by a wave
- waves, earthquake vibration
- surface part of the wave
- , electromagnetic radiation shorter wavelengths
- , waves that pass a point
- ray , electromagnetic radiation.
- , A piece of glass in presice angles
- , periodic table
- waves, sound wave
- lowest part of a wave
- waves, travel waves
- , no light is able to pass through
- , electromagnetic radiation
25 Clues: , rate of item • , periodic table • waves, sound wave • waves, sound waves • , transfers energy • waves, travel waves • lowest part of a wave • , light passes through • , how long the wave is • surface part of the wave • , waves that pass a point • waves, earthquake vibration • , electromagnetic radiation • , electromagnetic radiation • waves , propagated simulation • ...
P6.2 Uses & Hazards 2019-06-20
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- Counter to detect radiation
- When two small nuclei join together to make a bigger nucleus
- High energy electromagnetic wave
- E=mc^2 scientist
- Self-sustaining nuclear reaction (2 words)
- Radiation which takes the form of a helium nucleus
- The effect of radiation on matter
- The radiation that is detected all around us
- The time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample to decay
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- A sheet of this will absorb alpha radiation
- When radiation travels into someone but does not make them radioactive
- Packet of energy
- A few mm of this will absorb beta radiation
- Unit of activity
- Splitting a nucleus
- When radiative material gets into someone's body or on their skin and they become radioactive
- Same number of protons; different number of neutrons
- Fast moving electron
18 Clues: Packet of energy • Unit of activity • E=mc^2 scientist • Splitting a nucleus • Fast moving electron • Counter to detect radiation • High energy electromagnetic wave • The effect of radiation on matter • Self-sustaining nuclear reaction (2 words) • A sheet of this will absorb alpha radiation • A few mm of this will absorb beta radiation • ...
Introduction to biology 2025-04-19
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- The branch of biology that studies bacteria.
- The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
- The branch of zoology specifically focused on birds.
- The branch of biology that deals with fungi.
- The study of the microscopic structure of tissues.
- The scientific study of insects.
- The scientific study of animals.
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- The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
- The branch of biology concerned with the study of viruses.
- The branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms.
- The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
- The branch of biology that studies the development of embryos.
- Change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
- The branch of biology dealing with the structure and function of cells.
14 Clues: The scientific study of insects. • The scientific study of animals. • The branch of biology that studies bacteria. • The branch of biology that deals with fungi. • The study of the microscopic structure of tissues. • The branch of zoology specifically focused on birds. • The branch of biology concerned with the study of viruses. • ...
CP5 EM Waves 2023-04-03
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- A place where there is no matter at all.
- Electromagnetic radiation we feel as heat and has a longer wavelength than visible light.
- Electromagnetic radiation that has a shorter wavelength than ultraviolet radiation.
- Electromagnetic radiation with a longer wavelength than infrared radiation.
- The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves.
- The order colours of the visible spectrum from long to short wavelength.
- Electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies.
- Electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths.
- Electromagnetic waves that can be detected by the human eye.
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- Absorbing radiation of one wavelength and re-emitting at a visible wavelength.
- Deoxyribonucleic acid. Chemical that makes up genes and chromosomes.
- A hazard of receiving high frequency electromagnetic waves.
- Vibrations of voltage and current in radio aerials.
- Cancer treatment in which a patient is given gamma radiation to kill the cancer cells.
- A change in the DNA instructions in a cell.
- Electromagnetic radiation with a shorter wavelength than visible light.
16 Clues: A place where there is no matter at all. • A change in the DNA instructions in a cell. • Vibrations of voltage and current in radio aerials. • The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves. • Electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths. • A hazard of receiving high frequency electromagnetic waves. • ...
Foundations of Radiography, Radiographic Equipment, & Radiation Safety 2021-02-12
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- Made the first dental radiograph
- Basic form of matter that contain energy
- Controls number of electrons
- Badge worn to track radiation exposure
- Used to aim x-ray beam to patient's mouth
- Overall darkness or blackness on an image
- Pioneer of radiation safety
- Range of shades of gray to black to white
- Collar on a lead apron
- How an image will look with increased kV
- Electrons are removed from atom & are harmful
- Used to produce all types of dental images
- Radiation exposure effect with time
- Minimum radiation for maximum quality radiograph
- X-ray tube, insulating oil, & transformers
- Discovered x-rays
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- Controls quality of penetrating power
- Fine, distinct outlines of an object
- Radiation deflected from its path
- Made first dental radiograph on a live patient
- 5.0 rems/year
- Group classified for x-rays
- Dark areas on an x-ray
- Light areas on an x-ray
- How an image will look with decreased kV
- Radiation effects passed on to offspring
- Period from exposure to biological effect occurs
27 Clues: 5.0 rems/year • Discovered x-rays • Collar on a lead apron • Dark areas on an x-ray • Light areas on an x-ray • Group classified for x-rays • Pioneer of radiation safety • Controls number of electrons • Made the first dental radiograph • Radiation deflected from its path • Radiation exposure effect with time • Fine, distinct outlines of an object • ...
Archaeology 2022-05-01
26 Clues: art • dig • life • tomb • time • past • site • bones • human • museum • fossil • lithic • trowel • culture • history • biology • society • pottery • artifact • heritage • religion • material • antiquity • excavation • archaeology • anthropology
Archaeology 2022-05-01
26 Clues: art • dig • life • tomb • time • past • site • bones • human • museum • fossil • lithic • trowel • culture • history • biology • society • pottery • artifact • heritage • religion • material • antiquity • excavation • archaeology • anthropology
week 8 2025-02-28
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- ชีวสารสนเทศ
- ระดับความปลอดภัยทางชีวภาพ
- การดัดแปลงพันธุกรรม
- การทำให้เป็นเชิงพาณิชย์
- โปรตีนรีคอมบิแนนท์
- การยื่นขอสิทธิบัตร
- ชีววิทยาระบบ
- ตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาทางชีวภาพ
- กระบวนการชีวภาพ
- การกักกัน
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- โปรตีโอมิกส์
- โรงกลั่นชีวภาพ
- ทรานสคริปโตมิกส์
- การคัดกรองยา
- การตรึงเอนไซม์
- การแก้ไขยีน
- การทดลองในระดับนำร่อง
- วิศวกรรมเมแทบอลิซึม
- จีโนมิกส์
- ชีววิทยาสังเคราะห์
20 Clues: จีโนมิกส์ • การกักกัน • ชีวสารสนเทศ • การแก้ไขยีน • โปรตีโอมิกส์ • การคัดกรองยา • ชีววิทยาระบบ • โรงกลั่นชีวภาพ • การตรึงเอนไซม์ • กระบวนการชีวภาพ • ทรานสคริปโตมิกส์ • โปรตีนรีคอมบิแนนท์ • การยื่นขอสิทธิบัตร • ชีววิทยาสังเคราะห์ • การดัดแปลงพันธุกรรม • วิศวกรรมเมแทบอลิซึม • การทดลองในระดับนำร่อง • การทำให้เป็นเชิงพาณิชย์ • ระดับความปลอดภัยทางชีวภาพ • ตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาทางชีวภาพ
Atoms and Radiation 2020-12-08
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- Decay nucleus breaks apart
- plus Radiation a proton turned into a neutron
- energy that is released by radiation
- field outside the atom, and where electrons are
- center of an atom, and contains protons and neutron
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- positive charged particles
- minus Radiation neutron turns into proton and electron
- force the glue that holds the nucleus together
- substances not bonded together
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- radiation that causes radiation
- capture electron and proton becomes neutrons
- The study of substances which matter is composed
- building block of matter
- neutral charged particles
- negatively charged particles
- bonds chemically bonded
- Radiation nucleus emits alpha particle
- the emission of energy from subatomic particles
19 Clues: bonds chemically bonded • building block of matter • neutral charged particles • positive charged particles • Decay nucleus breaks apart • negatively charged particles • substances not bonded together • radiation that causes radiation • energy that is released by radiation • Radiation nucleus emits alpha particle • anything that has mass and takes up space • ...
Nuclear Physics 2025-06-07
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- A series of fission reactions triggered by released neutrons
- Process of removing or adding electrons to an atom
- Joining of two light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus
- Negatively charged particle orbiting the nucleus
- Material used to absorb radiation in reactors
- Natural radiation present in the environment
- Instrument used to detect radiation
- A type of radiation consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons
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- Splitting of a heavy nucleus into lighter nuclei
- Spontaneous emission of radiation from unstable nuclei
- Emission of energy as particles or waves
- Exposure to radiation without physical contact
- A high-speed electron emitted during radioactive decay
- Change of an unstable nucleus into a more stable one
- Unwanted presence of radioactive material
- The dense central part of an atom
- A device used to control nuclear fission
- Neutral particle found in the nucleus
- Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
- Positively charged particle in the nucleus
- life Time taken for half the radioactive nuclei to decay
- High-energy electromagnetic wave emitted from a nucleus
22 Clues: The dense central part of an atom • Instrument used to detect radiation • Neutral particle found in the nucleus • Emission of energy as particles or waves • A device used to control nuclear fission • Unwanted presence of radioactive material • Positively charged particle in the nucleus • Natural radiation present in the environment • ...
Module 3 Chemistry Vocab 2022-09-20
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- identity change of an atomic nucleus
- electron beam
- atom mass number
- represents the reactants and products
- alpha particles are emitted to restore balance
- emission of ionizing radiation
- different numbers of neutrons in the nuclei
- high energy electrons carrying a negative charge
- particle with no electric charge
- number of protons and nuetrons in a nucleus
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- helium nucleus
- particle with negative charge
- penetrating electromagnetic radiation
- high energy, high speed electron or positron
- a unit of mass for atomic and molecular weights
- number of protons in the nucleus of the atom
- emission of energy in the form of waves
- atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation
- particle with negative charge
- smallest unit of matter
20 Clues: electron beam • helium nucleus • atom mass number • smallest unit of matter • particle with negative charge • particle with negative charge • emission of ionizing radiation • particle with no electric charge • identity change of an atomic nucleus • penetrating electromagnetic radiation • represents the reactants and products • emission of energy in the form of waves • ...
Module 3 Chemistry Vocab 2022-09-20
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- electron beam
- particle with no electric charge
- emission of ionizing radiation
- helium nucleus
- particle with negative charge
- penetrating electromagnetic radiation
- number of protons in the nucleus of the atom
- represents the reactants and products
- atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation
- alpha particles are emitted to restore balance
- particle with negative charge
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- emission of energy in the form of waves
- high energy electrons carrying a negative charge
- identity change of an atomic nucleus
- high energy, high speed electron or positron
- different numbers of neutrons in the nuclei
- number of protons and nuetrons in a nucleus
- atom mass number
- a unit of mass for atomic and molecular weights
- smallest unit of matter
20 Clues: electron beam • helium nucleus • atom mass number • smallest unit of matter • particle with negative charge • particle with negative charge • emission of ionizing radiation • particle with no electric charge • identity change of an atomic nucleus • penetrating electromagnetic radiation • represents the reactants and products • emission of energy in the form of waves • ...
Module 3 Chemistry Vocab 2022-09-20
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- electron beam
- particle with no electric charge
- emission of ionizing radiation
- helium nucleus
- particle with negative charge
- penetrating electromagnetic radiation
- number of protons in the nucleus of the atom
- represents the reactants and products
- atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation
- alpha particles are emitted to restore balance
- particle with negative charge
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- emission of energy in the form of waves
- high energy electrons carrying a negative charge
- identity change of an atomic nucleus
- high energy, high speed electron or positron
- different numbers of neutrons in the nuclei
- number of protons and nuetrons in a nucleus
- atom mass number
- a unit of mass for atomic and molecular weights
- smallest unit of matter
20 Clues: electron beam • helium nucleus • atom mass number • smallest unit of matter • particle with negative charge • particle with negative charge • emission of ionizing radiation • particle with no electric charge • identity change of an atomic nucleus • penetrating electromagnetic radiation • represents the reactants and products • emission of energy in the form of waves • ...
x-rays and medical imaging 2024-04-15
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- a device for x-rays
- a form of electromagnetic radiation
- much exposure to radiation or repeated exposure
- eliminating the need for surgical procedures to visualize internal structures.
- increasing the chances of treatment of diseases and conditions
- positively charged device for x-rays
- an alternative method for imaging the body
- x-rays are used for a wide variety of imaging
- release of energy in the form of X-rays.
- emits a stream of electrons
- medical x-ray imaging technique
- x-ray can pass though tissue creating an internal image of the body
- regulates the amount of radiation to optimize exposure
- three-dimensional x-ray imaging
- process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis
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- messurement for x-rays
- process for generating x-rays
- a form of radiation that travel though the universe
- teaching patient about the benefits of x-ray imaging
- another form of imaging the body but without radiation
- x-rays are used to avoid critical parts of the body
- radiation with enough energy to remove bound electrons
- imaging of x-rays in real time (constant emmison)
- patients wear aprons to prevent excessive radiation exposure
- regulate radiation exposure, ensuring adherence to safety guidelines.
25 Clues: a device for x-rays • messurement for x-rays • emits a stream of electrons • process for generating x-rays • medical x-ray imaging technique • three-dimensional x-ray imaging • a form of electromagnetic radiation • positively charged device for x-rays • release of energy in the form of X-rays. • an alternative method for imaging the body • ...
Waves 2023-05-02
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- The range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, from low-frequency radio waves to high-frequency gamma rays.
- A type of high-energy electromagnetic radiation that is often used for medical imaging.
- The range of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye.
- A type of electromagnetic radiation that has longer wavelengths than microwaves and is often used for communication.
- The distance between two corresponding points on a wave.
- A type of radiation that can travel through a vacuum and includes light, radio waves, and X-rays.
- The highest point of a wave.
- A type of high-energy electromagnetic radiation that is produced by radioactive decay or nuclear reactions.
- The amount of time it takes for one complete wave to pass a point.
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- A type of wave in which the vibrations are parallel to the direction of the wave's motion.
- The substance through which a wave travels.
- A type of electromagnetic radiation that has shorter wavelengths than visible light and can be harmful to living organisms.
- The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time.
- The height of a wave from its resting position.
- The lowest point of a wave.
- A type of wave in which the vibrations are perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion.
- A type of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye.
- A type of longitudinal wave that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases and is created by vibrations.
- A type of electromagnetic radiation that has longer wavelengths than visible light and can be felt as heat.
- A type of electromagnetic radiation that has shorter wavelengths than radio waves and is often used for communication and cooking.
20 Clues: The lowest point of a wave. • The highest point of a wave. • The substance through which a wave travels. • The height of a wave from its resting position. • The distance between two corresponding points on a wave. • The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time. • The amount of time it takes for one complete wave to pass a point. • ...
Nuclear Science and Technology 2026-03-02
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- Radioactive dust from a nuclear explosion.
- The unwanted presence of radioactive substances.
- The central part of an atom.
- The ability to do work.
- The process of removing radioactive substances.
- A severe nuclear reactor accident.
- A radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
- A process where nuclei split or combine.
- The process of exposing something to radiation.
- A highly radioactive element used in paints.
- A particle emitted from a nucleus during decay.
- The process of splitting a heavy nucleus into smaller ones.
- A highly radioactive element discovered by Marie Curie.
- A building material used for radiation shielding.
- An instrument used for detecting radiation.
- A positively charged particle in the nucleus.
- A radioactive metal used as nuclear fuel.
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- Invisible energy emitted by radioactive substances.
- A type of radiation consisting of two protons and two neutrons.
- A device that measures exposure to radiation.
- Atoms with the same protons but different neutrons.
- A particle with a negative charge that orbits the nucleus.
- A device used to measure radiation levels.
- A unit of radiation dose.
- A radioactive element used in medical treatments.
- The process of a nucleus breaking down.
- A man-made element used in nuclear weapons.
- Radioactive materials that are no longer useful.
- An element commonly used as fuel in nuclear reactors.
- A doctor who specializes in medical imaging.
- A particle in the nucleus with no electric charge.
- A device that initiates and controls a nuclear reaction.
- The basic unit of a chemical element.
- The combining of two light atomic nuclei.
- High-energy electromagnetic radiation.
- A radioactive gas that can accumulate in basements.
- A barrier that protects against radiation.
37 Clues: The ability to do work. • A unit of radiation dose. • The central part of an atom. • A severe nuclear reactor accident. • A radioactive isotope of hydrogen. • The basic unit of a chemical element. • High-energy electromagnetic radiation. • The process of a nucleus breaking down. • A process where nuclei split or combine. • The combining of two light atomic nuclei. • ...
Unit 3 2024-06-14
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- radiation dose that causes spontaneous mutations to double
- straight line
- dry or moist shedding of skin
- 0-9 days after conception
- dose response curve for cancers
- early radiation martyr
- thrid phase of acute radiation syndrome
- early symptoms
- radiation syndrome that occurs in humans after large whole-body doses of radiation
- any radiation dose is can produce biologic effects
- dose response curve for leukemia
- chemically similar to calcium
- effects of radiation that occur minutes, hours to days after exposure
- effects of radiation that effect future generations
- blood disorder seen in early radiation workers
- least sensitive trimester
- there is no harm below a certain dose
- most radiosensitive trimester
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- s-shaped dose-response curve
- risk model that predicts excess cancers increase along with natural occurance
- bone marrow syndrome
- development of cancer
- predicts a specific number of malignancies
- effects of radiation that occur on average 5-15 years after exposure
- birth defects
- effects of radiation on the embryo-fetus
- tissue reactions that are directly related to the dose
- atomic bomb survivors demonstrated a large number of occurrences of this cancer before incidences steadily declined
- postpartum patients treated for mastitis developed this
- hair loss
- the primary cause of death in individuals with hematopoietic syndrome
- miners were exposed to as much as 10Sv of this
- low energy photons that were used to treat diseases such as ringworm
- erythema
- the primary cause of death in individuals with gastrointestinal syndrome
- period where no symptoms are present
- dose estimated at 3 - 4 Gy
- stochastic, but a single dose of 2Gy may induce
- biologic effects do not occur below a specified dose
- phase of cell division where chromosome damage can be evaluated
40 Clues: erythema • hair loss • straight line • birth defects • early symptoms • bone marrow syndrome • development of cancer • early radiation martyr • 0-9 days after conception • least sensitive trimester • dose estimated at 3 - 4 Gy • s-shaped dose-response curve • dry or moist shedding of skin • chemically similar to calcium • most radiosensitive trimester • dose response curve for cancers • ...
Chernobyl Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-21
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- the power station that exploded in Chernobyl.
- the _____ power that exploded is reactor 4.
- the nuclear power plant core contained 114.7 kg of _______.
- the power plant meltdown was the most _________ nuclear explosion in the world.
- the radiation gave people ______.
- the extreme radiation caused people _______.
- the Chernobyl reactor number 4 was located in the state of Ukraine.
- the Chernobyl explosion gave a lot of people ________.
- the miscalculation of the safety drill caused an ________.
- the dust after an explosion.
- the radiation from the reactor spread ____ throughout the country.
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- the _______ from the nuclear reactor was the one powering the town of Pripyat.
- the radiation had 3 types alpha radiation, beta radiation, and _______ radiation.
- some people near the reactor like the firefighters were _____ after a few days or months.
- the ____ of the reactor overheated which is why it exploded.
- the city where the reactor exploded.
- the people that helped when the reactor exploded.
- the country that notified everybody that the reactor exploded.
- the continent where Chornobyl, Ukraine is located.
- the people that conducted the safety drill.
20 Clues: the dust after an explosion. • the radiation gave people ______. • the city where the reactor exploded. • the _____ power that exploded is reactor 4. • the people that conducted the safety drill. • the extreme radiation caused people _______. • the power station that exploded in Chernobyl. • the people that helped when the reactor exploded. • ...
IIRRT 20th Anniversary Ball Quiz 2016-03-26
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- Particle that acts like a wave
- Used to mark out treatment areas
- Radiation sourced placed inside the body
- Radiation produced with the deflection of an atom
- Discovered Radiation
- Common name for the machine used in radiation treatment
- Modality that uses no ionising radiation, just sound
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- Interaction of radiation with matter
- The effect used o store images on cassettes
- The division of dose over several treatments
- Radiation used on small, well defined tumours
- Unit of dose of radiation
- Annual European conference held in Vienna
- Used to stop radiation
14 Clues: Discovered Radiation • Used to stop radiation • Unit of dose of radiation • Particle that acts like a wave • Used to mark out treatment areas • Interaction of radiation with matter • Radiation sourced placed inside the body • Annual European conference held in Vienna • The effect used o store images on cassettes • The division of dose over several treatments • ...
Lowdan's Crossword 2023-09-20
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- Radiation that includes visiblke light, xrays, radiowaves, gamma rays, etc.
- The amount of times a wave pasts by a certain point
- Positively charged ion
- The arrengement of electrons in orbitals that go around the nucleus
- Electromagentic radiation spectrum.
- The tendency of atoms to have 8 electrons in the valence shell
- Energy that is emitted in the form of particles or electromagnetic waves
- Ion with a negative charge
- the distance from one wavecrest to another
- Radiation consisting of two protons and neutrons
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- Lowest energy state
- Diagrams that help to decribe chemical bonding in a molecule
- A disturbanxce in space traveling in a medium
- Energy level that is defined by a quantum theory
- Representation of a nuclear reaction using numbers and symbols
- High Energy electrons emitted during radioactive decay
- Group of atoms with one or more positvely or negatively charged atoms
- High energy radiation coming from the decay of radioactive nuclei.
- The orbital in which the electron is located relative to the nucleus
- A small particle comprised of waves of electromagnetic radiation
- Smallest descrete unit of a phenomenon
- The elctron of an atom in the outermost shell
- Spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei from ionizing radiation
23 Clues: Lowest energy state • Positively charged ion • Ion with a negative charge • Electromagentic radiation spectrum. • Smallest descrete unit of a phenomenon • the distance from one wavecrest to another • A disturbanxce in space traveling in a medium • The elctron of an atom in the outermost shell • Energy level that is defined by a quantum theory • ...
P1.4 Atomic Structure 2025-07-01
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- Units of activity.
- During fusion the total mass .....
- These can be used to slow down fission in a nuclear reactor.
- The joining of two light nuclei.
- A ball of positive charge with electrons scattered within.
- Negative part of an atom.
- Nuclear energy is preferred to fossil fuels, as they do not produce ...
- Both fission and fusion release ....
- Decay means to emit ...
- .... are used to explore internal organs.
- Fission produces lighter nuclei, energy and .... neutrons
- The radiation that has the highest penetration ability.
- Radiation is emitted from the ...
- Radiation that is a high speed electron.
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- Gamma is an ..... wave.
- If something is ionised, it becomes ...
- The time it takes for half of the radioactive nuclei to decay.
- ... radiation is two protons and two neutrons.
- The splitting of large unstable nuclei.
- A natural source of background radiation.
- During Beta decay, a .... turns into 2 other subatomic particles.
- During fusion some mass is converted into .....
- When someone sunbathes, they are exposed to radiation. This is an example of...
- If someone rubs a radioactive source in their hair, this is an example of...
- Ionising cells can cause ....
- In a reactor, energy heats water to produce ... which turns a turbine.
- This makes up 50% of background radiation.
- Elements with the same number of protons but different neutrons.
- Rutherford fired alpha particles at ... foil.
- A manmade source of background radiation.
30 Clues: Units of activity. • Gamma is an ..... wave. • Decay means to emit ... • Negative part of an atom. • Ionising cells can cause .... • The joining of two light nuclei. • Radiation is emitted from the ... • During fusion the total mass ..... • Both fission and fusion release .... • If something is ionised, it becomes ... • The splitting of large unstable nuclei. • ...
Chapter 5 Review 2020-05-08
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- personnel monitoring device, always worn at waist level when exposing
- Occupationally exposed workers must not exceed an accumulated lifetime radiation dose
- Flexible shield placed over patient’s chest and lap which protects reproductive and blood-forming tissues from scatter radiation; intra and extraoral
- lead shield that protects thyroid gland from scatter rad; only for intraoral
- how many inches the beam that produced by the circular collimation
- The act regulates the use of x-ray machines, training necessary for individuals working with the machine and safety information
- filters out long wavelengths with low-energy and soft radiation
- Restricts the size and shape of x-ray beam thus reducing patient exposure
- minimum age to work with radiation
- unit of ionizing radiation dosage
- Takes place when the primary beam passes through the glass window, oil bath and tube head seal of the x-ray unit
- unit of radiation dosage
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- what does ALARA stand for
- Radiation that emits from the tube head excluding primary beam (faulty tube head seal) – beam leaking to the sides
- shape of PID recommended since less divergence of x-ray beam thus most effective in reducing client exposure
- Maximum dose equivalent that a body is permitted to receive in a specific period of time
- provides an additional 20% reduction in exposure over e-speed films; Proper mA, kvP settings and exposure times limit the amount of x-radiation exposure received by a client
- a radiographer is supposed to stand at least ______ away at 90-135 degree angle to xray beam
- Pertains to radiation protection in dentistry; Ensuring that all equipment functions properly, is operated properly and is maintained by competent personnel only
- lead aprons should _____ be folded
- Probability for harmful biological effects increases w the increased radiation dose, no matter how small
- recommended dose for people who work with radiation
22 Clues: unit of radiation dosage • what does ALARA stand for • unit of ionizing radiation dosage • lead aprons should _____ be folded • minimum age to work with radiation • recommended dose for people who work with radiation • filters out long wavelengths with low-energy and soft radiation • how many inches the beam that produced by the circular collimation • ...
CP5 Electromagnetic Waves 2023-02-18
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- Deoxyribonucleic acid. Chemical that makes up genes and chromosomes.
- A place where there is no matter at all.
- Electromagnetic radiation that has a shorter wavelength than ultraviolet radiation.
- Electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths.
- An imaginary line at right angles to a surface where a ray of light hits it.
- A hazard of receiving high frequency electromagnetic waves.
- The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves.
- Electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies.
- A straight line with an arrow showing the direction of a beam of light.
- Electromagnetic radiation with a shorter wavelength than visible light.
- The boundary between two materials.
- Absorbing radiation of one wavelength and re-emitting at a visible wavelength.
- Cancer treatment in which a patient is given gamma radiation to kill the cancer cells.
- The angle between an incoming light ray and the normal.
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- Electromagnetic radiation we feel as heat and has a longer wavelength than visible light.
- The change in direction when a wave goes changes speed going from one medium into another.
- The angle between the normal and a ray of light that has been refracted.
- Waves that all travel at the same speed in a vacuum, and are all transverse.
- Vibrations of voltage and current in radio aerials.
- Electromagnetic waves that can be detected by the human eye.
- Electromagnetic radiation with a longer wavelength than infrared radiation.
- wave A wave in which the vibrations are at right angles to the direction the wave is travelling.
- The order colours of the visible spectrum from long to short wavelength.
- A change in the DNA instructions in a cell.
24 Clues: The boundary between two materials. • A place where there is no matter at all. • A change in the DNA instructions in a cell. • Vibrations of voltage and current in radio aerials. • The entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves. • Electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths. • The angle between an incoming light ray and the normal. • ...
Unit 4 + Unit 5 2024-10-04
16 Clues: buddy • shower • irrate • budgie • private • Biology • uniform • instant • tortoise • fantastic • timetable • Geography • astronaut • dictionary • calculator • unfortunately
Radiation Therapy Crossword 2023-11-07
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- A term used to describe a tumour that does not respond well to radiation therapy
- Device most commonly used for external beam radiation treatment
- The development of secondary malignant growth at a distance from a primary site of cancer
- An additional dose of radiation that is given after an initial course of radiation to enhance tumour control
- Treatment intent that is designed to relieve symptoms and improve your quality of life but not cure disease
- a device made up of individual leaves that can move independently in and out of the path of a radiation beam in order to block it
- Fixation of a body part in order to limit movement
- Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing
- A frameless robotic radio surgery system used for treating benign and malignant tumours
- Side effect known as an inflammation of the esophagus
- A tumour that is not cancerous
- Treatment with an xray machine of relatively low energy
- superficial reddening of the skin usually in patches as a result of irritation
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- Additional cancer treatment given after the primary treatment to lower the risk that the cancer will come back
- The process of finding out whether cancer has spread and if so how far
- A tapered block of attenuating material designed to produce a differential distribution of radiation exposures over the area of a radiation beam
- A type of treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into small doses and treatments are given more than once a day
- A side effect from chemotherapy or from radiation therapy to the head
- A form of radiotherapy where a sealed radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment
- External beam therapy in which the source of radiation is moved around the patient during treatment
- A point in space through which the central rays of the radiation beams pass
- A type of treatment that uses stereotactic radio surgical devices that noninvasively treats malignant and benign brain tumours vascular malformations and trigeminal neuralgia in a single patient visit
- A material of density nearly equivalent to tissue placed within the treatment beam to compensate for unevenness of body contour or to enhance the build up of dose on skin surface
- A type of radiation therapy in which patients undergo one or just a few treatments
24 Clues: A tumour that is not cancerous • Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing • Fixation of a body part in order to limit movement • Side effect known as an inflammation of the esophagus • Treatment with an xray machine of relatively low energy • Device most commonly used for external beam radiation treatment • ...
Test 3: Chapter 8, 9 & 10 2017-10-02
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- effects of radiation on the embryo-fetus in utero
- shedding of the outer layer of skin
- reviews regulations by the ICRP and decides ways to include those recommendations in US radiation protection criteria
- provides radiation protection guidance through general recommendations on occupational and public dose limits
- syndrome that occurs at whole body dose of 50Gyt or more of radiation
- annual dose limit for education and training purposes
- effects that occur minutes, hours, days, weeks after irradiation
- the most pronounced effect of radiation on the hematopoietic system is a __________in the number of blood cells
- third stage of ARS when signs and symptoms of the syndromes are observed
- the hematopoietic system is the most ____________ vital organ system in humans
- annual occupational dose limit recommendation
- high possibility a single dose of ____Gyt of radiation will induce the formation of cataracts
- radiation sickness that occurs after whole body reception of large doses of ionizing radiation over a short period of time
- part of the eye that is moderately radiosensitive
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- syndrome that occurs with dose ranging from 1-10Gyt
- point at which effects begin to appear and below which they are absent
- bone cancer seen in radium watch dial painters
- point mutations that will probably occur in the offspring
- NCRP recommends monthly EqD limit not exceeding ______ monthly for pregnant radiation worker
- period of ARS where no visible symptoms occur
- sterility that occurs in both male and female after of dose of 2Gyt
- model that predicts that a specific number of excess cancers will occur as a result of exposure
- the initial stage of ARS that presents with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
- type of effects that directly relate to the dose of radiation received
- syndrome that occurs at 6 Gyt and peaks after 10Gyt
- hypothesis that a positive effect exists for certain populations that are continuously exposed to radiation
- science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
- reddening of the skin caused by excessive exposure to radiation
- radiation worker's lifetime effective dose limited to age in years times _________
- most important stochastic effect
- loss of hair
- effects that severity of the effect does not depend on dose received
- when living organism experience biologic damage from radiation exposure, the results are
- the middle layer of skin
34 Clues: loss of hair • the middle layer of skin • most important stochastic effect • shedding of the outer layer of skin • period of ARS where no visible symptoms occur • annual occupational dose limit recommendation • bone cancer seen in radium watch dial painters • effects of radiation on the embryo-fetus in utero • part of the eye that is moderately radiosensitive • ...
School subjects 2024-02-10
17 Clues: arts • Math • music • drama • German • French • biology • Spanish • English • History • science • physics • chemistry • Geography • foreign language • physical education • Information technology
radiation 2015-09-08
Radiation 2023-04-14
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- Source of UV Radiation
- Exists in two forms
- used to transmit signals carrying information in the form of radio waves
- Number of waves that pass each second or cycles
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- Common Source of Non-Ionising Radiation at Home
- has the most penetrating power out of common types of radiation
- You have in your kitchen
- painful condition caused by the inflammation of the cornea of the eye
8 Clues: Exists in two forms • Source of UV Radiation • You have in your kitchen • Common Source of Non-Ionising Radiation at Home • Number of waves that pass each second or cycles • has the most penetrating power out of common types of radiation • painful condition caused by the inflammation of the cornea of the eye • ...
Radiation 2023-11-13
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- used by doctors and vets
- used to cook and making great popcorn
- those metal heaters that radiate heat energy to cold buildings
- long waves that are heat waves
- Something that radiates heat energy outward towards chilly campers
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- waves waves that can give you sunburns so wear sunscreen!!
- light. Type of waves we can see
- waves that can really mess up the cells of a living thing
8 Clues: used by doctors and vets • long waves that are heat waves • light. Type of waves we can see • used to cook and making great popcorn • waves that can really mess up the cells of a living thing • waves waves that can give you sunburns so wear sunscreen!! • those metal heaters that radiate heat energy to cold buildings • ...
Radiation 2023-11-06
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- the electromagnetic
- electromagnetic waves are also called
- the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy from a relatively warmer body to a cooler body
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- Did you know in latin radius means
- what colored objects tend to absorb
- All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable
- the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system
- ultraviolet
8 Clues: ultraviolet • the electromagnetic • Did you know in latin radius means • what colored objects tend to absorb • electromagnetic waves are also called • the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system • All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable • ...
Science Puzzle 2024-12-18
5 Clues: Biology Calculator • Radiation Hydrogen Speed Velocity Acceleration • Measurement Meters Celsius Calculus Scale Data • science lab Divergent tectonic Oxygen Helium Sulfur • Gravity Mass Weight Convergent Subduction Conduction
Science Puzzle 2024-12-18
5 Clues: Biology Calculator • Radiation Hydrogen Speed Velocity Acceleration • Measurement Meters Celsius Calculus Scale Data • science lab Divergent tectonic Oxygen Helium Sulfur • Gravity Mass Weight Convergent Subduction Conduction
Atoms and Radiation 2020-12-08
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- substances not bonded together
- center of an atom, and contains protons and neutron
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- force the glue that holds the nucleus together
- The study of substances which matter is composed
- minus Radiation neutron turns into proton and electron
- positive charged particles
- the emission of energy from subatomic particles
- field outside the atom, and where electrons are
- Decay nucleus breaks apart
- bonds chemically bonded
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- Radiation nucleus emits alpha particle
- energy that is released by radiation
- neutral charged particles
- negatively charged particles
- plus Radiation a proton turned into a neutron
- radiation that causes radiation
- building block of matter
- capture electron and proton becomes neutrons
19 Clues: bonds chemically bonded • building block of matter • neutral charged particles • positive charged particles • Decay nucleus breaks apart • negatively charged particles • substances not bonded together • radiation that causes radiation • energy that is released by radiation • Radiation nucleus emits alpha particle • anything that has mass and takes up space • ...
Physical Geography : Chapter 4 2023-11-16
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- Energy is generated from the sun
- Radiation just longer than the human eye can sense
- Scale for measuring temperature
- Unit for measuring temperature
- Energy is transferred from one point to another
- The process whereby electromagnetic waves pass
- Entire range of electromagnetic radiation
- Scale for measuring temperature
- Ability of an object to repel
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- Wavelengths of radiation just shorter than the human eye can sense,
- Electromagnetic waves striking an object may be taken in
- Gas molecules and particulate matter in the air can deflect light waves and redirect them
- Light Form of electromagnetic radiation - light the human eye can see
- Transfer of heat from one molecule to another
- Incoming solar radiation
- Solar radiation, visible light, ultraviolet, and short infrared radiation
- Electromagnetic energy is emitted from an object
17 Clues: Incoming solar radiation • Ability of an object to repel • Unit for measuring temperature • Scale for measuring temperature • Scale for measuring temperature • Energy is generated from the sun • Entire range of electromagnetic radiation • Transfer of heat from one molecule to another • The process whereby electromagnetic waves pass • ...
UB STEP:Earth Day 2023 2023-04-20
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- The natural home of an animal, plant, or other organisms
- Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
- Source that is not depleted
- To reuse materials
- It differs from oxygen in having three atoms in its molecule
- The envelope of gases surrounding the earth
- To reuse a material but making it into something of higher quality
- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or functions
- Determined by the sun
- Relating to a state of being maintained
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- Contaminated with harmful and poisonous substances
- A place to dispose of materials
- Trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles
- No longer alive, gone
- A branch of biology that deals with the ecosystem
- To maintain in its original state
- The production and discharge of gas or radiation
- Relating to or derived from living matter
18 Clues: To reuse materials • No longer alive, gone • Determined by the sun • Source that is not depleted • A place to dispose of materials • To maintain in its original state • Trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles • Relating to a state of being maintained • Relating to or derived from living matter • The envelope of gases surrounding the earth • ...
Greek and Latin Roots part 1 2023-08-23
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- Not visible or able to be seen
- An invention made by Thomas Edison that records sound
- A public building where people sit to listen to concerts
- A musical instrument that is shaped similar to the letter s
- An invention perfected by Henry Ford
- A person's handwritten signature
- A device that measures electromagnatic radiation in the visible light spectrum
- The process that plants use to convert sunlight to energy
- Done without thinging or by itself
- To look and again and make changes
- The study of life
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- A device that makes your voice louder
- A device that allows you to watch shows
- A printed picture taken with a camera
- Related to recorded sound
- A medicine used to kill microorganisms
- Heard or capable of being heard
- The story of a person's life written by someone else through research
18 Clues: The study of life • Related to recorded sound • Not visible or able to be seen • Heard or capable of being heard • A person's handwritten signature • Done without thinging or by itself • To look and again and make changes • An invention perfected by Henry Ford • A device that makes your voice louder • A printed picture taken with a camera • ...
Roots 2021-09-23
16 Clues: eject • phone • vision • biology • airport • vocalize • ascending • pantyhose • aquamarine • photograph • navigation • transgender • photosphere • dehydration • bibliography • photosynthesis
The Science Behind Evolution 2024-09-24
16 Clues: genes • humans • Darwin • traits • changes • science • alleles • biology • species • extinct • heredity • survival • mutation • evolution • generation • adaptations
Radiation Crossword 2025-04-24
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- A use of alpha radiation usually found in homes
- The time it takes for half of the radioactive nuclei to decay
- A use of gamma radiation in hospitals
- Naturally occurring radiation
- When a nucleus emits radioactive particles
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- A method of gauging the number of particles decaying (radiation levels)
- Nucleus of a helium atom
- When the DNA changes due to radiation
- A type of radiation that doesn't get deflected by a magnetic field
- It can stop gamma radiation
- A unit of measurement for radiation
- A high speed electron
- A naturally occurring gas that produces background radiation
13 Clues: A high speed electron • Nucleus of a helium atom • It can stop gamma radiation • Naturally occurring radiation • A unit of measurement for radiation • When the DNA changes due to radiation • A use of gamma radiation in hospitals • When a nucleus emits radioactive particles • A use of alpha radiation usually found in homes • ...
Nuclear Radiation 2025-06-23
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- To break down and emit nuclear radiation
- Nuclear radiation made from 2 protons and 2 neutrons
- The building blocks of matter
- The centre of an atom
- An unstable element that with undergo nuclear decay
- A high frequency electromagnetic wave
- To have electrons removed from the atom
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- A high speed electron ejected from the nucleus
- 3mm of this can stop beta
- Can block alpha particles
- A different form of an element with more or fewer neutrons
- An uncharged sub atomic particle
- Several cms of this are needed to reduce gamma
13 Clues: The centre of an atom • 3mm of this can stop beta • Can block alpha particles • The building blocks of matter • An uncharged sub atomic particle • A high frequency electromagnetic wave • To have electrons removed from the atom • To break down and emit nuclear radiation • A high speed electron ejected from the nucleus • Several cms of this are needed to reduce gamma • ...
Radiation detection 2026-01-30
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- Particle detected by survey instruments
- Gas-filled detector type
- Radiation present from natural or facility sources
- Period after detection when instrument cannot respond
- Penetrating electromagnetic radiation
- Measure of how well an instrument detects radiation
- Condition when radiation overwhelms detector capability
- Flat region of counting curve showing proper voltage
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- Process of adjusting an instrument to a known standard
- Uncharged particle requiring special detection methods
- Particle detected by survey instruments
- Radioactive material used to verify instrument function
- Minimum Detectable Activity
- Gas-filled detector type
- Detection method using light flash in crystal
15 Clues: Gas-filled detector type • Gas-filled detector type • Minimum Detectable Activity • Penetrating electromagnetic radiation • Particle detected by survey instruments • Particle detected by survey instruments • Detection method using light flash in crystal • Radiation present from natural or facility sources • Measure of how well an instrument detects radiation • ...
Chemistry and more! 2025-07-03
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- chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4
- a unit of measurement that denotes an amount of substance
- an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition
- The rarest natural occurring element
- pure chemical substance composed of more than one element
- the scientific study of life and living organisms
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- a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.
- the smallest unit of matter
- said to have first made the atom theory
- process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.
- a substance with a specific composition
11 Clues: the smallest unit of matter • The rarest natural occurring element • said to have first made the atom theory • a substance with a specific composition • chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 • the scientific study of life and living organisms • a unit of measurement that denotes an amount of substance • ...
WFCC Radiation Therapy 2014-10-31
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- taste alteration
- factor required for calculating at different SSD
- made atomic bombs
- bullseye
- area around Chernobyl
- instead of a ruler
- type of radiation detector
- minimize overexposure
- radiation exposure not from medical procedures
- cerrobend
- Richard`s favourite German expression
- RSO
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- discovered radioactivity
- workplace bullying
- precautions for TB
- low platelets
- most common type of bilateral breast cancer
- nerve damage syndrome from apical tumor
- recent radiation disaster
- dose based on type of radiation
- in every atom but one
- effects proportional to exposure
- acronym for recommendation providers to minimize exposure
- energy deposited per unit mass
- acronym for investigators improving cancer survivorship
- spontaneous radiation emission
- most radioresistant stage
- external disaster code
28 Clues: RSO • bullseye • cerrobend • low platelets • taste alteration • made atomic bombs • workplace bullying • precautions for TB • instead of a ruler • area around Chernobyl • in every atom but one • minimize overexposure • external disaster code • discovered radioactivity • recent radiation disaster • most radioresistant stage • type of radiation detector • energy deposited per unit mass • ...
Chemistry and more! 2025-07-03
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- chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4
- a unit of measurement that denotes an amount of substance
- an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition
- The rarest natural occurring element
- pure chemical substance composed of more than one element
- the scientific study of life and living organisms
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- a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.
- the smallest unit of matter
- said to have first made the atom theory
- process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.
- a substance with a specific composition
11 Clues: the smallest unit of matter • The rarest natural occurring element • said to have first made the atom theory • a substance with a specific composition • chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 • the scientific study of life and living organisms • a unit of measurement that denotes an amount of substance • ...
Radiation 2023-11-06
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- the electromagnetic
- electromagnetic waves are also called
- the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy from a relatively warmer body to a cooler body
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- Did you know in latin radius means
- what colored objects tend to absorb
- All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable
- the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system
- ultraviolet
8 Clues: ultraviolet • the electromagnetic • Did you know in latin radius means • what colored objects tend to absorb • electromagnetic waves are also called • the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system • All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable • ...
radiation 2023-11-06
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- the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy
- this waves can give you a sunburn
- the sun radiates heats _ to the earth and solar system
- the distance from crest to crest of the wave
- radiates heat outwards toward people
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- electromagnetic waves that travel through space
- the metal heaters that heat up cold buildings
- the closer the object is to the heat source the ____ it heats up
8 Clues: this waves can give you a sunburn • radiates heat outwards toward people • the distance from crest to crest of the wave • the metal heaters that heat up cold buildings • electromagnetic waves that travel through space • the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy • the sun radiates heats _ to the earth and solar system • ...
Radiation 2023-11-06
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- the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy
- used to explore space and used by doctors
- any heat energy that moves _ like a spoke is called radiation
- the only waves you can see
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- dark objects absorb _ radiated heat than light objects
- spoke in Latin (where the word radiation came from)
- the shortest and most harmful electromagnetic waves are _ waves
- you mesure the distance of electromagnetic waves by the difference from _ to _
8 Clues: the only waves you can see • used to explore space and used by doctors • the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy • spoke in Latin (where the word radiation came from) • dark objects absorb _ radiated heat than light objects • any heat energy that moves _ like a spoke is called radiation • the shortest and most harmful electromagnetic waves are _ waves • ...
radiation 2023-11-07
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- harmful radiation
- the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy
- in Latin radius means _____
- used for space exploring
- electromagnetic waves called infrared waves travel through ____
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- ____ colored objects tend to absorb radiated heat more
- used for remote sensing
- only type of electromagnetic waves you can see
8 Clues: harmful radiation • used for remote sensing • used for space exploring • in Latin radius means _____ • only type of electromagnetic waves you can see • the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy • ____ colored objects tend to absorb radiated heat more • electromagnetic waves called infrared waves travel through ____
Radiation 2023-11-10
8 Clues: transfer of heat • waves are heat waves • can give you a sun burn • travels outward from heat source • radiate heat energy in cold buildings • only type of electromagnetic radiation • radio waves and microwaves are examples of • communications and can penetrate cloud cover
Sustainable Vocabulary 2025-03-20
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- The natural environment in which a particular species of animal or plant lives.
- A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment.
- The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
- Warming A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
- Layer A layer in the earth’s stratosphere at an altitude of about 10 km (6.2 miles) containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun.
- The process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler organic matter.
- Referring to a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
- The process of clearing a wide area of trees.
- Convert waste into reusable material.
- The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.
- Change A long-term change in the earth’s climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature.
- Reef A ridged or mound-like structure built by tiny sea animals called corals.
- Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
- Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment.
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- Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.
- The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
- Effect The trapping of the sun’s warmth in a planet’s lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet’s surface.
- Something that is not depleted when used, such as renewable energy sources.
- The action of preserving natural resources
- The variety of life in the world or in a specific habitat or ecosystem.
- Fuels Natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
- No longer in existence.
- A person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife.
- The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
24 Clues: No longer in existence. • Convert waste into reusable material. • The action of preserving natural resources • The process of clearing a wide area of trees. • Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer. • Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land. • The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume. • ...
Chapter 15 Key Terms 2022-09-09
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- A very important method of protection from ionizing radiation
- A region that is occupied only by occupationally exposed personnel and others under their direct supervision
- A radiation worker's lifetime EfD must be limited to their age in years times 10 mSv. This limit pertains to the whole body
- For primary radiation, the use factor represents the portion of beam on time that the x-ray beam is targeted or directed at a particular barrier during the week
- Area such as a nearby hallway or corridor that can be frequented by the general public
- A method of radiation protection that reflects the fact that the amount of radiation a worker receives is directly proportional to the length of time that the individual is exposed to ionizing radiation
- A permanent secured protective barrier for imaging personnel that is located in an x-ray room that contains housing for permanent or nonportable radiographic equipment
- A barrier that affords protection from secondary radiation only
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- A protective device made of at least .25 mm lead equivalent that automatically covers the bucky slot opening in the side of the x-ray table during fluoroscopic examination when the Bucky tray is positioned at the food end of the table
- A barrier designed to prevent primary, or direct, radiation from reaching personnel or members of the general public on the other side of the barrier
- Expresses the relationship between distance and intensity of radiation
- The ratio of air kerma behind a barrier of material thickness "x" to the value of kerma at the same location with no intervening barrier
- Radiation generated in the x-ray tube that does not exit from the collimator opening but partially penetrates the protective tube housing and, to some degree, the sides of the collimator
- All the deflected radiation that arises from the interaction of an x-ray beam with the atoms of a patient or any other object in the path of the beam
- A factor used to modify the shielding requirement for a particular barrier by taking into account the fraction of the work week during which the space beyond the barrier is occupied
- Essentially the radiation output weighted time that an x-ray machine is actually delivering radiation during the week
- Radiation-absorbent barrier of appropriate thickness used to provide protection from radiation
- Well confined radiation that emerges directly from the x-ray tube collimator and moves without deflection toward a wall, door, viewing window, and so on
18 Clues: A very important method of protection from ionizing radiation • A barrier that affords protection from secondary radiation only • Expresses the relationship between distance and intensity of radiation • Area such as a nearby hallway or corridor that can be frequented by the general public • ...
Nuclear Power 2023-07-12
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- Heat dissipation process
- Splitting atomic nuclei
- Decay time
- Slows down neutrons
- Increasing isotope concentration
- Radiation detection device
- Byproduct of nuclear reactions
- Radioactive element
- Breakdown of atomic nuclei
- Common fuel for reactors
- Required amount for chain reaction
- Radiation protection
- Power-generating device
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- Measure of nuclear response
- Variant form of an element
- Regulation of nuclear reactions
- Self-sustaining reaction sequence
- Energy generation
- Nuclear systems specialist
- Central part of a reactor
- Subatomic particle in atomic nuclei
- Heat dissipation process
- Study of atomic behavior
- Scientific understanding
- Not sustaining chain reaction
- High-energy radiation
- Emission of energy
- Atomic nuclei combining
- Radiation measurement device
- Monitoring and operation area
30 Clues: Decay time • Energy generation • Emission of energy • Slows down neutrons • Radioactive element • Radiation protection • High-energy radiation • Splitting atomic nuclei • Atomic nuclei combining • Power-generating device • Heat dissipation process • Heat dissipation process • Study of atomic behavior • Scientific understanding • Common fuel for reactors • Central part of a reactor • ...
radiation 2015-09-08
8 Clues: to give off • evaporation • condensation • type of energy • heat something up • particles far apart • particles all together • can travel through space
Radiation 2015-09-08
Radiation 2023-11-06
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- the electromagnetic
- electromagnetic waves are also called
- the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy from a relatively warmer body to a cooler body
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- Did you know in latin radius means
- what colored objects tend to absorb
- All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable
- the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system
- ultraviolet
8 Clues: ultraviolet • the electromagnetic • Did you know in latin radius means • what colored objects tend to absorb • electromagnetic waves are also called • the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system • All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable • ...
James Watson 2022-08-17
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- He helped discover...
- He was 15 when he got a scholarship to this school.
- The City he was born in.
- Where he studied x-ray radiation and its effect on replication of bacteriophage viruses.
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- One of the 2 schools that rejected him.
- He was a ___________of the National Research council
- He got a Bachelor's or Science degree in..
- He one the Nobel prize in...
- The animal he was interested in that lead him to study biology.
- The last name of one of his main partners throughout his Journey.
10 Clues: He helped discover... • The City he was born in. • He one the Nobel prize in... • One of the 2 schools that rejected him. • He got a Bachelor's or Science degree in.. • He was 15 when he got a scholarship to this school. • He was a ___________of the National Research council • The animal he was interested in that lead him to study biology. • ...
Radiation 2023-11-06
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- the electromagnetic
- electromagnetic waves are also called
- the transfer of heat in the form of wave energy from a relatively warmer body to a cooler body
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- Did you know in latin radius means
- what colored objects tend to absorb
- All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable
- the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system
- ultraviolet
8 Clues: ultraviolet • the electromagnetic • Did you know in latin radius means • what colored objects tend to absorb • electromagnetic waves are also called • the radiates heat outward to the earth and solar system • All electromagnetic waves, including infrared (heat) waves, have a measurable • ...
Radiation. 2023-06-09
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- distinct nuclear specie of the same element, such that the only difference between them is the number of neutrons in the nucleus..
- Last name of a couple of scientists who worked from the 80s onwards on radiation, she was the first person who won two Nobel prizes.
- Element which is created after another exited element decays.
- Large star near our planet, responsible of the natural light and heat we can see and feel every day.
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- What we understand as light, it haves both particle and wave behavior.
- Elemental particle of a negative charge, which is the particle that moves along wires when electricity is used.
- Measure of the energy deposited in the matter, usually used in radiotherapy.
- Element used in nuclear reactors, which atomic number is 92.
8 Clues: Element used in nuclear reactors, which atomic number is 92. • Element which is created after another exited element decays. • What we understand as light, it haves both particle and wave behavior. • Measure of the energy deposited in the matter, usually used in radiotherapy. • ...
ch 38 radiography 2018-05-09
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- the ability to do work
- process by which electrons are removed from atoms causing the harmful effects of radiation in humans
- a device used to detect and measure an accumulated dosage of radiation
- exposures should be kept as low as reasonable achievable
- xrays at the center of the beam
- image produced on photosensitive film by exposing the film to radiation and then processing it.
- effects of radiation that cause illness and are responsible for poor health
- the blurred or indistinct area that surrounds an image
- proportional enlargement of an image
- negative electrode in the xray tube
- a minute bundle of pure energy that has no weight or mass
- anything that occupies space and has form or shape
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- forms of waves of energy emission through space or material
- time between exposure to ionizing radiation and appearance of symptoms
- the process of recording images of teeth and adjacent structures by exposure to x-radiation
- change in the size of an image caused by incorrect vertical angulation
- effects of radiation that are passed on to future generations through genetic cells
- device used to protect the reproductive and blood-forming tissues from scatter radiation
- differences in degrees of blackness on an image
- the most penetrating beam produced at the target of the anode
- a measure of how well an image reproduces the fine details or outline of an object
- portion of the xray unit that contains the master switch, indicator light and buttons
- positive electode in the xray tube
- basic unit of matter
24 Clues: basic unit of matter • the ability to do work • xrays at the center of the beam • positive electode in the xray tube • negative electrode in the xray tube • proportional enlargement of an image • differences in degrees of blackness on an image • anything that occupies space and has form or shape • the blurred or indistinct area that surrounds an image • ...
7th Grade Science 2013-05-14
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- A large group of organisms ranging from meters-long seaweeds to single-celled microorganisms. Most algae are photosynthetic, meaning that they use light and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen.
- A physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot and/or painful
- The body’s natural defense system. It is used to protect against infections or toxic substances, such as pollutants.
- Radiation with waves shorter than violet light, but not as short or energetic as X-rays.
- The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet.
- Energy that moves from one place to another as electromagnetic waves or as moving particles. Radiation may be heat, light or electricity.
- A scientist who studies the branch of biology that examines how organisms interact with each other and their environment.
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- The natural community of plants, animals and microorganisms that evolved to live together in a particular place with a particular climate. Examples include tropical reefs, rainforests, alpine meadows and polar tundra.
- Tiny floating animals (known as zooplankton) in the water that feed on single-celled plants and plantlike organisms (called phytoplankton) that also float in the water.
- A colorless, odorless gas. Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas produces large amounts of carbon dioxide, which traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere. Plants, as well as plantlike phytoplankton (including algae), absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
- A doctor who diagnoses, treats and studies allergies in people.
- Any of various gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the leading greenhouse gas in Earth’s atmosphere.
- A layer in Earth’s stratosphere at an altitude of about 10 km (6.2 miles) containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching Earth from the sun.
- A condition that causes difficulty in breathing, often triggered by an allergy.
- A damaging immune response by the body to a substance like air pollution or pollen.
15 Clues: The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet. • A doctor who diagnoses, treats and studies allergies in people. • A condition that causes difficulty in breathing, often triggered by an allergy. • A damaging immune response by the body to a substance like air pollution or pollen. • ...
Radiation Protection 2025-10-11
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- Exposure duration
- protective barriers are typically 0.5mm thick of this material
- Restricts beam size
- a measure to quantify the potential biological damage from different types radiation
- Probability of these effects increases with dose
- Severity of these effects increases with dose
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- Kinetic energy released per unit mass
- Removes low-energy x-rays
- “As Low As Reasonably Achievable”
- A measure combining absorbed dose and weighting factors to estimate overall risk
- Protective barriers typically worn
- Energy absorbed by tissue
- increasing this between you and the source greatly reduces dose
13 Clues: Exposure duration • Restricts beam size • Removes low-energy x-rays • Energy absorbed by tissue • “As Low As Reasonably Achievable” • Protective barriers typically worn • Kinetic energy released per unit mass • Severity of these effects increases with dose • Probability of these effects increases with dose • protective barriers are typically 0.5mm thick of this material • ...
Dental Radiography Terms 2025-05-09
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- Intraoral technique for exposing periapical and bitewing radiographs where film and teeth are parallel.
- An image produced on photosensitive film by X-rays passing through an object.
- Secondary radiation deflected from its path by interaction with matter.
- Extraoral radiograph showing bones and tissues of the head.
- Process of informing a patient about a procedure.
- Alignment of the central ray beam in horizontal and vertical planes.
- A blemish or unintended image on a radiograph.
- Radiation that produces ionization when passing through matter.
- Processor A machine that automates all steps of film processing.
- Special device that helps position both film and patient.
- Permission given after being informed of procedure details.
- Intraoral technique for exposing periapical films without parallel alignment.
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- Container holding extraoral films during exposure.
- Concept of minimizing radiation exposure: As Low As Reasonably Achievable.
- A beam of energy that can penetrate substances and record image shadows on film or sensors.
- Device used to measure accumulated dose of radiation.
- Dental image that shows the crowns of both arches on one film.
- Cone beam computed tomography 3D imaging method for detailed oral and maxillofacial structures.
- The initial radiation that comes from the X-ray tube toward the image receptor.
- High-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target.
- Radiation created when the primary beam interacts with matter.
- Energy transmitted through space in the form of waves or particles.
- Device made of layered aluminum to demonstrate film densities.
23 Clues: A blemish or unintended image on a radiograph. • Process of informing a patient about a procedure. • Container holding extraoral films during exposure. • Device used to measure accumulated dose of radiation. • Special device that helps position both film and patient. • Extraoral radiograph showing bones and tissues of the head. • ...
medical instruments and inventions 2024-10-10
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- therapy A type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy X-rays
- A device used to measure the activity of a radioactive sample
- A unit of radiation dose
- A type of radiation therapy that uses a beam of electrons
- A medical imaging technique that uses positron-emitting isotopes
- A type of radiation therapy that uses a beam of neutrons
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- A medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to create images of bones and organs
- A unit of radioactive activity
- A type of radiation therapy that uses a beam of protons
- A medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to create images of blood vessels
- A type of radiation therapy that uses radioactive isotopes
- A device used to measure radiation exposure
- A unit of radioactive decay
- A medical imaging technique that uses sound waves
- A type of radiation used in imaging
- A medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves
16 Clues: A unit of radiation dose • A unit of radioactive decay • A unit of radioactive activity • A type of radiation used in imaging • A device used to measure radiation exposure • A medical imaging technique that uses sound waves • A type of radiation therapy that uses a beam of protons • A type of radiation therapy that uses a beam of neutrons • ...
Learning Activity: Safety 2021-03-07
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- ______occurs when an energy source contains sufficient energy to remove an electron from an orbital shell.
- A skin response to exposure known as hair loss is called_____.
- Reduction in the intensity of the x-ray beam is known as ____.
- The radiation protection barrier in which the primary beam is directed toward is an example of a _____ barrier.
- Genetic effects of radiation represent a linear ______ curve.
- Tissue is MOST sensitive to radiation when it is ______.
- Coherent scatter is also known as _____ scatter.
- “All-or-nothing” radiation effects describe _______ effects
- Radiation that passes through the tube housing in directions other than that of the useful beam is ______ radiation.
- Temporary infertility is an example of a ______ effect.
- X-rays travel at the speed of ____
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- The biologic effect that occurs when ionization takes place in cellular water and results in the formation of a free radical is ______ effect.
- A positively charged ion is a ____.
- The quality of an x-ray beam refers to its ability to _____.
- The single most important source of scattered radiation in radiography and fluoroscopy is the ____.
- Atoms that have the same atomic number but different mass numbers are ____.
- Radiation protection barriers that are designed to protect from leakage and scattered radiation are known as _____ barriers.
- _____ absorption occurs when an x-ray is completely absorbed by an inner-shell electron
- The ____ effect occurs when an x-ray removes an electron from its outer shell and proceeds in a different direction.
- The ___ of an x-ray beam refers to the number of x-ray photons exiting the beam.
20 Clues: X-rays travel at the speed of ____ • A positively charged ion is a ____. • Coherent scatter is also known as _____ scatter. • Temporary infertility is an example of a ______ effect. • Tissue is MOST sensitive to radiation when it is ______. • “All-or-nothing” radiation effects describe _______ effects • The quality of an x-ray beam refers to its ability to _____. • ...
Radiation Induced Toxicities 2025-03-27
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- What is the term for radiation-induced lung inflammation?
- A long-term condition where lymphatic fluid builds up in the body
- A rare but severe late effect of radiation treatment involving or near the spinal cord
- What delayed effect can occur in the brain due to radiation exposure?
- A common side effect that can be experienced in most radiotherapy sessions
- A side effect caused by brachytherapy and/or EBRT to the pelvis for treatments of cervical, endometrial and/or vaginal, vulval cancers
- radiation-induced injury to the rectal mucosa following radiation therapy to the pelvic area
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- What is the term for radiation-induced brachial plexus injury?
- The condition of having a dry mouth due to a lack of sufficient saliva production
- A reaction caused by radiation to the skin
- What serious complication can occur in bones exposed to radiation?
- inflammation of the bladder and urethra caused by radiation therapy to the pelvic region
- What is the main acute side effect of abdominal radiation?
- A common side effect that patients receiving radiation therapy to the head and neck develop
- What is the term for radiation-induced oesophageal inflammation and pain?
15 Clues: A reaction caused by radiation to the skin • What is the term for radiation-induced lung inflammation? • What is the main acute side effect of abdominal radiation? • What is the term for radiation-induced brachial plexus injury? • A long-term condition where lymphatic fluid builds up in the body • What serious complication can occur in bones exposed to radiation? • ...
Radiation Vocabulary 2023-04-24
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- the process of changing energy from one form to another.
- the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.
- a path along which the whole current flows through each component.
- the result of the movement of tiny particles called atoms, molecules or ions in solids, liquids and gases.
- the emission of electrons or positrons
- comprises branches so that the current divides and only part of it flows through any branch.
- physical phenomenon produced by the motion of charge.
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- the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1 degree Celsius (°C).
- A measurement of the energy content of food.
- the flow of charge.
- occurs when the nucleus of an atom becomes unstable (the ratio of neutrons to protons is too low) and alpha particles are emitted to restore balance.
- the emission of energetic photons.
- the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.
13 Clues: the flow of charge. • the emission of energetic photons. • the emission of electrons or positrons • A measurement of the energy content of food. • physical phenomenon produced by the motion of charge. • the process of changing energy from one form to another. • a path along which the whole current flows through each component. • ...
Radiation Oncology 2023-08-02
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- VERSA CAPABILITY
- OUR FAVORITE RADIATION ONCOLOGIST
- A SUPERFICIAL DOSE OF RADIATION
- BUTTON PUSHER
- WEEKLY DOCTOR VISIT
- PHYSICIAN'S SIDEKICK
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- FRONT DESK FRUSTRATION
- MASTER OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
- TREATMENT PLANNING WIZARD
- CT PLANNING SESSION
- THREE TO FIVE FRACTIONS
- LINEAR ACCELERATOR BRAND
- COULD'VE BEEN AN EMAIL
13 Clues: BUTTON PUSHER • VERSA CAPABILITY • CT PLANNING SESSION • WEEKLY DOCTOR VISIT • PHYSICIAN'S SIDEKICK • FRONT DESK FRUSTRATION • COULD'VE BEEN AN EMAIL • THREE TO FIVE FRACTIONS • LINEAR ACCELERATOR BRAND • TREATMENT PLANNING WIZARD • MASTER OF QUALITY ASSURANCE • A SUPERFICIAL DOSE OF RADIATION • OUR FAVORITE RADIATION ONCOLOGIST
Unit 2 Vocab Crossword Puzzle- Mackenzie McClennen 2023-09-19
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- highspeed electron with a I- charge
- major energy levels of an atom
- a form of energy exhibiting wavelike behavior
- rays and particles emitted by radiation
- energy levels contained with a principal energy level
- arrangements of electrons in an atom
- postive charge
- postive and negative charges
- eight electrons in valence shell
- minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lossed
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- high-energy radiation that has no electrical charge and no mass
- valence shell electrons in a molecule
- particle with two protons and neutrons with a 2+ charge
- a particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass
- electrons in outermost orbitals
- equation that shows the atomic and mass number of particles
- number of waves passing a given point
- lowest energy state of a atom
- a set of frequencies electromagnetic waves
- process in which subtances emit radiation
- negative charge
- shortest distance between equivalent polints on a wave
22 Clues: postive charge • negative charge • postive and negative charges • lowest energy state of a atom • major energy levels of an atom • electrons in outermost orbitals • eight electrons in valence shell • highspeed electron with a I- charge • arrangements of electrons in an atom • valence shell electrons in a molecule • number of waves passing a given point • ...
Radiation & Lighting 2021-06-25
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- Example of particulate radiation neutron
- equipment used to measure light intensity
- Base unit of luminous intensity
- Health effects on the eyes prone among welders
- Non-ionizing radiation associated with the sun
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- SI unit of for the activity of a radioactive material
- Radiation in the wavelength between 470 and 3000 nm
- Gamma ray and x-ray are radiation of this type
- Old type of lamp with filament
- Part in the eyes that lets in light and focus it on the retina
- Acute effect of exposure to radiation
- Unit for absorbed dose times modifying factor
- Control for exposure to radiation
13 Clues: Old type of lamp with filament • Base unit of luminous intensity • Control for exposure to radiation • Acute effect of exposure to radiation • Example of particulate radiation neutron • equipment used to measure light intensity • Unit for absorbed dose times modifying factor • Gamma ray and x-ray are radiation of this type • Health effects on the eyes prone among welders • ...
Emission and Absorption of Radiation 2025-10-28
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- Term for outgoing infrared radiation (heat) emitted by the warmed Earth.
- The process where radiation bounces off a surface.
- A measure of a surface's effectiveness in emitting thermal radiation, compared to a perfect emitter.
- Type of longwave radiation (heat) that is emitted by the Earth's surface after it absorbs sunlight.
- Adjective describing a surface with high albedo, meaning it reflects most radiation.
- A common surface with a very high albedo. Example
- Adjective describing a surface with low albedo, meaning it absorbs most radiation.
- Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we see as light; a component of shortwave solar radiation.
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- Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves
- The process where a body or surface releases energy as thermal radiation.
- A common surface with a very low albedo. Example
- The fraction of incident solar radiation that a surface reflects, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.
- Term for incoming solar radiation which includes ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light.
- The process where a surface takes in energy from incident radiation.
14 Clues: Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves • A common surface with a very low albedo. Example • A common surface with a very high albedo. Example • The process where radiation bounces off a surface. • The process where a surface takes in energy from incident radiation. • Term for outgoing infrared radiation (heat) emitted by the warmed Earth. • ...
Nuclear Physics and Radiation 2025-06-24
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- The most ionising type of radiation
- A common use of alpha radiation
- Contain Uranium in a nuclear reactor
- Material that will block alpha radiation
- Radiation is a ___ process
- A material that undergoes nuclear fission
- The time taken for a radioactive sample's activity to halve
- The process where radioactive particles are incident on an object
- Radiation made of an electron
- Negative charged sub atomic particle
- When unstable nuclei settle on an object
- The process of a large nucleus splitting into two smaller ones
- The most penetrating type of radiation
- Slows down neutrons in a nuclear reactor
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- Where one reaction leads to another in a continuous process
- The number of protons and neutrons
- Used as a moderator in nuclear reactors
- The unit of radioactive activity
- The left over products of a fission reaction
- Types of atom of the same element
- The number of radioactive counts per second
- The number of protons in a nucleus
- Absorb neutrons in a nuclear reactor
23 Clues: Radiation is a ___ process • Radiation made of an electron • A common use of alpha radiation • The unit of radioactive activity • Types of atom of the same element • The number of protons and neutrons • The number of protons in a nucleus • The most ionising type of radiation • Contain Uranium in a nuclear reactor • Negative charged sub atomic particle • ...
Radiation 2015-09-08
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Radiation 2023-11-10
8 Clues: transfer of heat • waves are heat waves • can give you a sun burn • travels outward from heat source • radiate heat energy in cold buildings • only type of electromagnetic radiation • radio waves and microwaves are examples of • communications and can penetrate cloud cover
