Interaction of Radiation with Matter — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: X-ray films are most sensitive to _____ light and least sensitive to red light

Answer: blue

Flashcard 2: Mechanism of heat loss in the modern X-ray tube is _____

Answer: radiation

Flashcard 3: When the voltage (kVP) increases, penetration of X-rays _____

Answer: increases

Flashcard 4: Cobalt 60 emits _____ particles and gamma radiation.

Answer: beta

Flashcard 5: _____ rays have the maximum tissue penetrating ability.

Answer: Gamma

Flashcard 6: Optical Coherence Tomography uses the principle of _____

Answer: near-infrared light interferometry

Flashcard 7: <_____ rads/year is the permissible level of radiation

Answer: 5

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Flashcard 8: wearing _____ decreases dose of x rays by >90%

Answer: lead aprons

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Flashcard 9: The average annual radiation dose received by an individual from all sources (natural + medical) is _____ rad.

Answer: 0.2-0.3

Extra: Natural background radiation accounts for ~0.1-0.2 rad/year, while medical exposures (diagnostic X-rays, etc.) contribute additional dose, totaling an average of approximately 0.2-0.3 rad per year for an individual.

Flashcard 10: _____ rays is the most harmful ionising radiation

Answer: alpha

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