Melissa's notes

Radiation that possess the ability to remove electrons from atoms by a process called ionization

Regers to effects of radiation on the body being irradiated

Regers to effects of radiation on a germ cells fenetic code; effects next generation

Radiation contained in the unpolluted environment

Also called man made radiation (Medical X-rays)

radiation exiting the x-ray tube

x-rays that emerge from the patient and strike the image receptor

absorption and scatter (loss of intensity of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient

X-ray beam that contains photons of many different energies

Absorption of x0ray photons in the atoms of the body

Scatter of x-ray photons from the atoms of the body

Traditional unit of in air exposure

SI unit of in air exposure

Tradional unit of absorbed dose

Si unit of absorbed dose

Tradional unit of dose equivalency:dose limit

Si unit of dose equivalency

Traditional unit of activity

Si unit of activity

recommends occupational and public radiation dose limits for all nations

Publishes radiation protection guidelines for the US

Enforces radiation protection standards at the federal level

evaluates radiation exposure from multiple source and evaluates over all risk estimates