Across
- 1. The light or white portion of a radiographic image
- 4. Property exhibited by electromagnetic radiation that refers to the speed of a wave as it travels through space
- 5. Traditional unit for measuring absorbed dose
- 7. Systeme Internationale for measuring the dose equivalent
- 9. One millionth of a sievert
- 11. The ability to do work and overcome resistance
- 14. The number of crests of a wavelength passing at a given point per second
- 15. A quantum of energy; x-rays and gamma rays
- 19. The process by whereby certain unstable elements undergo spontaneous disintegration
- 20. The process through which radiation imparts some or all of its energy to any material through which it passes
- 21. Chemical combination of two or more atoms that forms the smallest particle of a substance that retains the properties of that substance
- 23. A measure of ionization produced in air by x or gamma radiation
Down
- 2. The formation of ion pairs
- 3. A positive electrical charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom
- 6. One form of particulate radiation or subatomic particle; no electric charge
- 8. Systeme Internationale unit for measuring absorbed dose
- 10. An electrically charged particle, either negative or positive
- 12. Traditional unit for measuring dose equivalent
- 13. Traditional unit measurement of radiation exposure
- 16. The distance from the crest, or top, of one electromagnetic wave to the crest of the next
- 17. The dark or black portion of a radiographic image
- 18. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element
- 22. A small, negatively charged particle of an atom