ARRT Radiography Exam (Mosby Review) Questions and Answers 100% Pass

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ARRT Radiography Exam (Mosby Review) Questions and Answers 100% Pass Ionizing Radiation ✔✔radiation that is able to remove electrons from an atom through ionization Somatic effects ✔✔refer... s to the effects of radiation to the body being irradiated Genetic Effects ✔✔refers to effects of radiation to a germ cell's genetic code; effects the next generation Primary radiation ✔✔radiation exiting the x-ray tube Remnant radiation (or Exit Radiation) ✔✔x-rays the leave the patient and strike the image receptor attenuation ✔✔absorption and scatter of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient heterogenous beam ✔✔x-ray beam that has photons of many different energies photoelectric effect ✔✔absorption of x-ray photons in the body compton effect ✔✔scatter of x-ray photons in the body air kerma ✔✔unit of exposure gray ✔✔unit of absorbed dose gray(a) ✔✔unit of radiation absorbed in air gray(t) ✔✔unit of radiation absorbed in tissue sievert ✔✔unit of effective dose or unit of [Show More]

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