Updated!! ARRT Radiography Exam (Latest Mosby Review) 100% Correct

Updated!! ARRT Radiography Exam (Latest Mosby Review) 100% Correct Ionizing Radiation *Ans* radiation that is able to remove electrons from an atom through ionization Somatic effects *Ans* refers to the effects of radiation to the body being irradiated Genetic Effects *Ans* refers to effects of radiation to a germ cell's genetic code; effects the next generation Primary radiation *Ans* radiation exiting the x-ray tube Remnant radiation (or Exit Radiation) *Ans* x-rays the leave the patient and strike the image receptor attenuation *Ans* absorption and scatter of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient heterogenous beam *Ans* x-ray beam that has photons of many different energies photoelectric effect *Ans* absorption of x-ray photons in the body compton effect *Ans* scatter of x-ray photons in the body air kerma *Ans* unit of exposure gray *Ans* unit of absorbed dose gray(a) *Ans* unit of radiation absorbed in air gray(t) *Ans* unit of radiation absorbed in tissue sievert *Ans* unit of effective dose or unit of equivalent dose becquerel *Ans* unit of activity uncontrolled area *Ans* general public area, like waiting room or stairways controlled area *Ans* occupied by people trained in radiation safety and wear radiation badges/monitors x-ray tube leakage may not exceed what? *Ans* 1mGy(a) per hour at a distance of 1 meter from the housing minimum lead equivalent for fluoro curtain *Ans* 0.25mm minimum lead equivalent for bucky slot shield *Ans* 0.25mm NAS or NRC-BEIR *Ans* National Academy of Sciences/National Research Counsel on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation studies biologic effects of ionizing radiation and publishes the data NCRP *Ans* National Counsel on Radiation Protection publishes radiation protection guidelines for the US NRC *Ans* Nuclear Regulatory Commission enforces radiation protection standards at the federal level NCRP Report #102 *Ans* makes recommendations on equipment design and protectio