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- 2. radiation produced in outer space
- 3. effects that can be related directly to the radiation does received
- 8. positive electrical charge in an atom
- 10. discrete "packet of pure electromagnetic energy
- 11. formed by the decay of uranium and thorium
- 12. can be stopped by a thin layer of light material
- 14. the estimated dose for an area of region multiplied by the estimated population in that region
- 15. discover of X-rays
- 17. exposure to a substance over a long period of time
- 18. blood vessel that carries blood from the heart
- 20. a combination of two or more atoms that are chemically bonded
- 21. energy moving in the form of particles or waves
- 22. the process of adding one or more electrons
- 23. high energy and short wave length rays
- 25. exposure to radiation that occurred in a matter of minutes
- 26. the heaviest part of the atom
- 28. uses multiple x-rays to form one image
- 31. a unit of used to derive a quantity called dose equivalent
- 32. a small atomic particle possessing no electrical charge
- 33. the time required for a quantity of a radioisotope to decay by half
- 36. imaging that uses sound waves to create images
- 37. a nuclide of an element having the same number of
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- 1. small portable instrument for measuring and recording the total accumulated dose a person recieves
- 4. radiation capable of displacing electrons from atoms
- 5. pertaining to the pathologic process resulting in the formation and growth of an abnormal mass of tissue
- 6. can be stopped by a thin sheet of aluminum
- 7. invented the portable X-ray
- 9. an exposure of the body to radiation not an isolated part
- 13. effect that occurs on a random basis independent of the size of dose
- 16. particle with a negative charge
- 17. a cancer-causing substance
- 19. blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
- 24. The amount of energy deposited by ionizing radiation in a unit of mass tissue
- 27. long, thin flexible tube that can carry contrast agents and meds
- 29. non-radiating form of imaging utilizing the Hydrogen atoms in the body
- 30. unit of measurement for the absorbed dose
- 34. x-ray video
- 35. interaction with free electrons or loosely bound valence shell electrons
