Which of the following relates the ionization produced in a small cavity within an irradiated medium to the energy absorbed in that medium as a result of radiation exposure?

What type of interaction is demonstrated in the following diagram? Photoelectric absorption(1).jpg

The EPA considers radon to be the second leading cause of _____ in the United States.

Which of the following terms is defined as radiation exposure received by radiation workers in the course of exercising their professional responsibilities?

Which of the following are early tissue effects of exposure to ionizing radiation? Diffuse redness of the skin Organ atrophy Shedding of the outer layer of skin Intestinal disorders

_____ measures the amount of ionizations, or electron-ion pairs, produced in a controlled volume of air.

An incoming photon of 1 MeV interacts with an orbital electron causing ionization of the atom and a 0.9 MeV scattered photon.  This describes an event called:

_____ are a type of particulate radiation that are the positively charged components of an atom. It is also what gives an atom its atomic number.

Which of the following terms are synonymous with one another?

Who was the first American radiation worker to die from radiation-induced cancer and in what year did it occur?