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What is LET?
What is LET?
- The amount of oxygen in tissues
- The amount of radiation absorbed in a given section of tissue
- The amount of x-ray energy transferred on average per the length of passage through the tissue (correct)
- The amount of radiation absorbed by a patient
What is the oxygen effect?
What is the oxygen effect?
- The amount of radiation absorbed in tissues with low oxygen
- The amount of radiation absorbed in tissues with high oxygen
- The sensitivity of highly oxygenated tissues to radiation (correct)
- The sensitivity of poorly oxygenated tissues to radiation
Which type of radiation can do more biological damage?
Which type of radiation can do more biological damage?
- Radiation with high LET (correct)
- Radiation with low LET
- Radiation with high OER
- Radiation with low OER
What risks are associated with radiation exposure during pregnancy?
What risks are associated with radiation exposure during pregnancy?
Who was Alice Stewart and what did she demonstrate in her research?
Who was Alice Stewart and what did she demonstrate in her research?
According to the NCRP, what level of radiation exposure to the uterus is cause for concern?
According to the NCRP, what level of radiation exposure to the uterus is cause for concern?