Chapter 3 Prequiz Radiation Biology

The latent period in radiation biology is the time between:

• exposure to radiation and clinical symptoms

• cell rest and cell mitosis

• subsequent doses of radiation

• initialy injury and repair

Which factor(s) contribute to radiatioin injury?

• total dose

• dose rate

• cell sensitivity

• age

• all of the above

Radiation injuries that are not seen in the person irradiated but that occur in future generations are termed?

• genetic effects

• somatic effects

• cumulative effects

• long-term effects

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Which of the following is the most susceptible to ionizing radiation?

• bone tissue

• small lymphocyte

• muscle tissue

• nerve tissue

The total annual amount of radiation (both natural and manmade) that an average person is exposed to in th UNITED STATES is

• 31. 3.1 mSv

  32. millisieverts

• 6.2 mSv

  millisieverts

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