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What is the primary effect of radiation when it interacts with water?
What is the primary effect of radiation when it interacts with water?
- Direct ionization of the target atoms
- Excitation of the target atoms
- Formation of toxic substances like H2O2
- Production of hydrogen and hydroxyls (correct)
What is the main reason for the high probability of radiation interacting with the water in a cell?
What is the main reason for the high probability of radiation interacting with the water in a cell?
- Easy repair of single-strand breaks in the DNA
- Small proportion of DNA in the cell
- High volume of water in each cell (correct)
- Low excitation energy required for water molecules
Which type of radiation-induced damage is more easily repaired with no long-term effect?
Which type of radiation-induced damage is more easily repaired with no long-term effect?
- Production of toxic substances like H2O2
- Single-strand breaks (SSB) (correct)
- Indirect ionization of target atoms
- Double-strand breaks (DSB)
What are the primary fragments produced when radiation breaks the chemical bonds of water?
What are the primary fragments produced when radiation breaks the chemical bonds of water?
Which type of radiation-induced damage has more potential for long-term damage due to difficulty in repair?
Which type of radiation-induced damage has more potential for long-term damage due to difficulty in repair?
What is the term for the loss of reproductive integrity in stem cells and other cells capable of many divisions due to radiation damage?
What is the term for the loss of reproductive integrity in stem cells and other cells capable of many divisions due to radiation damage?
What is the primary determinant of the response of tissue when it is irradiated?
What is the primary determinant of the response of tissue when it is irradiated?
What happens when radiation enters a cell and the damage is not repaired, but the cell replicates itself in the damaged form?
What happens when radiation enters a cell and the damage is not repaired, but the cell replicates itself in the damaged form?
Which late effect of radiation includes fibrosis and other reactions mediated by vascular deficiencies?
Which late effect of radiation includes fibrosis and other reactions mediated by vascular deficiencies?
What is the term for potentially lethal damage that can be manipulated by repair when cells are allowed to remain in a non-dividing state?
What is the term for potentially lethal damage that can be manipulated by repair when cells are allowed to remain in a non-dividing state?
What is the potential consequence of radiation interacting with water, leading to the formation of toxic substances like (H2 O2)?
What is the potential consequence of radiation interacting with water, leading to the formation of toxic substances like (H2 O2)?
In a cell exposed to radiation, why is the probability of the radiation interacting with DNA molecules very small?
In a cell exposed to radiation, why is the probability of the radiation interacting with DNA molecules very small?
What is the primary effect of single-strand breaks (SSB) caused by radiation?
What is the primary effect of single-strand breaks (SSB) caused by radiation?
Why is the interaction of radiation with water more likely than with DNA molecules in a cell?
Why is the interaction of radiation with water more likely than with DNA molecules in a cell?
What is the potential consequence of radiation interacting with double-strand breaks (DSB)?
What is the potential consequence of radiation interacting with double-strand breaks (DSB)?
What is the term for radiation damage that is irreversible, irreparable, and leads to cell death?
What is the term for radiation damage that is irreversible, irreparable, and leads to cell death?
Which type of radiation-induced damage can be repaired in hours unless additional sublethal damage is added that eventually leads to lethal damage?
Which type of radiation-induced damage can be repaired in hours unless additional sublethal damage is added that eventually leads to lethal damage?
What are the primary late effects of radiation?
What are the primary late effects of radiation?
Which type of radiation-induced damage can be manipulated by repair when cells are allowed to remain in a non-dividing state?
Which type of radiation-induced damage can be manipulated by repair when cells are allowed to remain in a non-dividing state?
Which late effect of radiation includes reactions mediated by vascular deficiencies?
Which late effect of radiation includes reactions mediated by vascular deficiencies?
