Across
- 4. A negatively charged beta particle is identical to an ...................
- 6. The most radiosensitive phase of the cell cycle (2 words)
- 7. Differentiated cells are ................... to radiation
- 8. Delivering a total radiation dose in small doses at timed intervals is referred to as ...................
- 9. Major type of DNA damage due to UV radiation (2 words)
- 13. Ionizing radiation deposits energy ................... in the medium
- 14. An example for lethal chromosome aberration
- 16. SI unit of the absorbed dose
- 19. Ionizing radiation can be either electromagnetic or ...................
- 20. A food that is naturally radioactive
- 22. Principle target for biological effects of radiation
- 23. Erythroblasts are identified as one of the most radio................... cell type
- 24. Amount of energy directly imparted to electrons per unit mass is called as ..................
- 25. The most important cause of lung cancer after smoking
- 26. The radiation we receive from outer space is called ................... radiation
Down
- 1. An example for radiosensitizer
- 2. The number of cells that survive to form colonies as a function of .......................
- 3. The type of damage in DNA that has a significant correlation with lethality (3 words)
- 5. A compound that is designed to reduce the damage in normal tissues caused by radiation
- 10. A form of cell death from radiation
- 11. Predominant mode of photon interaction at low energies
- 12. The most reactive oxygen species which is responsible for 2/3 of X-ray damage to DNA in mammalian cells
- 15. Radiosensitivity ................... with high LET radiations
- 17. An example for low LET radiation (2 words)
- 18. The optimal LET value to produce a double strand break
- 21. A physical factor affecting radiosensitivity (2 words)