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radsvandvGrays


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decreasev(mAs=quantity/intensity);vincreasev(kVp=energy/penetrability)


Whatvisvthevannualvoccupationvdosevlimitvforvthevwholevbody?v-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔
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, ThevlawvofvBergonievandvTribondeauvstatesvthesev4vqualitiesvincreasesvradiosensitivityvf
orvcells.v-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔ 1.vHighvcellvMETABOLICvactivity
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3.vHighvgrowth/PROLIFERATIONvrate
4.vSTEMvcellsv(asvopposedvtovmaturevcells)


Thesev3vcellvtypesvhavevavhighvradiosensitivityv-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔
Spermatogonia;vlymphocytes;vandverythroblastsv(SLE)


Thesev3vcellvtypesvhavevavlowvradiosensitivityv-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔
Fibroblasts;vMusclevcells;vandvNervevcells


Thisvtissuevhasvavweightingvfactorvofv.25v-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔ Gonads


CHRONICvlowvdosesvofvradiationvcanvresultvin?v-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔
Cancer,vanemia,vcataracts,vandvlifevspanvshortening.


AcutevLOCALvradiationvexposurevcanvresultvin?v-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔
burns,vhairvloss,vdesquamtionv(peeling),vblistering,vdamagevtovbloodvvessels,vsterility,v
andvcataracts.


AcutevWHOLE-BODYvexposurevtovradiationvcanvresultvin?v-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔
Anemia,vnausea,vradiationvsickness.


IncreasingvdosevwhichvincreasesvSEVERITYvofveffectsvisvthisvtypevofvEffect?v(Seenvatvhi
ghervdoses)v-vcorrectvanswer✔ ✔ DeterministicvEffects


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