Correct Answers.
attenuation - Answer Describes changes in the x-ray beam as it travels through the patient
Photoelectric - Answer Which photon-tissue interaction makes radiography possible because
of its creation of contrast?
Compton - Answer Which photon-tissue interaction produces radiation that may expose
others in the room during fluoroscopy?
Rad - Answer The traditional unit of absorbed dose is the
Curie - Answer The traditional unit of activity is the
Roentgen - Answer Measurement of positive and negative parti-cles created when radiation
ionizes atoms in the air helps define the
Linear energy transfer - Answer Varies for different types of radiation
Nuclear medicine - Answer The unit of the curie would be used in what imaging modality?
Dose-response curves - Answer Graphs that demonstrate the relationship be-tween
radiation received and the organism's response are called
Artificially produced radiation - Answer Medical x-rays are an example of
Threshold - Answer Cataractogenesis does not occur at low levels of radiation exposure.
Therefore it is best expressed by which of the following dose-response relationships?
Stochastic effects - Answer Increased dose equals increased probability of effects best
describes which of the following?
22 rem - Answer The cumulative occupational exposure for a 22-year-old radiographer is:
0.1 rem - Answer The annual effective dose limit for the general public, assuming frequent
exposure, is: