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Radiation Safety

  1. Acute Radiation Exposure
    Large amounts of radiation is absorbed in a short time
  2. Chronic Radiation Exposure
    Small amounts of radiation is absorbed over a long period of time.
  3. Cumulative
    effects of radiation are built up over a lifetime
  4. Collimation
    is used to restrict the size and shape of the x-ray beam
Author
Irv
ID
12690
Card Set
Radiation Safety
Description
Radiation Safety of X-Rays
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