Radiation Quantities

Question 1

Radiation traveling through air. Total radiation delivered to a body.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities

Answer 1

Radiation Exposure

Question 2

Used to describe a beam of radiation.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities

Answer 2

Radiation Quantities

Question 3

Radiation traveling through a medium. The concentration of radiation at some point or to a specific tissue or organ.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities

Answer 3

Radiation Dose

Question 4

The removal of an orbital electron from an atom.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization 
D. Radiation Quantities

Answer 4

Ionization

Question 5

A form of radiation with sufficient energy to excite and/or ionize atoms.
A. Radiation Exposure
B. Radiation Dose
C. Ionization Radiation
D. Radiation Quantities

Answer 5

Ionization Radiation

Question 6

includes all charged particles. These particles interact with electrons through long-range Coulombic charged-particle interactions and deliver energy to matter directly.
A. Directly Ionizing Radiation
B. Indirectly Ionizing Radiation
C. Ionization Radiation
D. Radiation Quantities

Answer 6

Directly Ionizing Radiation

Question 7

◦includes x-rays, gamma rays, and all uncharged particles. They will typically interact via a transfer of energy to a single charged particle, and it is the secondary charged particle that delivers energy to the absorbing material.
A. Directly Ionizing Radiation
B. Indirectly Ionizing Radiation
C. Ionization Radiation
D. Radiation Quantities

Answer 7

Indirectly Ionizing Radiation

Question 8

It is the measure of ionization produced in air by photons. It is a quantity of charge released during the ionization of air by passage of radiation under strictly defined conditions.
A. Exposure
B. Absorbed Dose
C. Equivalent Dose
D. Effective Dose

Answer 8

Exposure

Question 9

It is the quantity of charge released during the ionization of air by passage of radiation under strictly defined conditions.
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument

Answer 9

Roentgen

Question 10

It is the primary instrument and is constructed based on the definition of Roentgen, which is the old unit of measure of exposure.
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument

Answer 10

Free Air Ionization Chamber

Question 11

A device is therefore created to produce the conditions necessary to measure radiation exposure. It is through the use of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument

Answer 11

Ionization Chamber

Question 12

◦ Instruments designed for field use such as the Victoreen R meter.
A. Roentgen 
B. Free Air Ionization Chamber
C. Ionization Chamber
D. Secondary Instrument

Answer 12

Secondary Instrument

Question 13

It is therefore a measure of the amount of energy imparted to an interacting materials. 
A. Exposure
B. Absorbed Dose
C. Equivalent Dose
D. Effective Dose

Answer 13

Absorbed Dose

Question 14

It is responsible for any biologic damage resulting from the tissues being exposed by radiation.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose

Answer 14

Absorbed Energy

Question 15

It attempts to take into account the variation in biologic harm that is produced by different types of radiation.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose

Answer 15

Equivalent Dose

Question 16

It is a radiation quantity for expressing relative radiation risk to specific tissues or organs in humans, both patients and other personnel.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose

Answer 16

Effective Dose

Question 17

It considers the amount of radiation delivered to a specific geographical population.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Effective Dose
D. Collective Dose

Answer 17

Collective Dose

Question 18

It is defined as the amount of radioactive element in a particular energy state at a given time that will decay to another state at a given time interval.
A. Equivalent Dose
B. Absorbed Energy
C. Activity
D. Collective Dose

Answer 18

Activity