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The skin and gonads of the patient receive a “double dose” of radiation: (select all that apply)

Explain each of the following relationships in detail: mAs and patient exposure, kVp and patient exposure, SID and patient exposure, beam restriction and patient exposure, and grids and patient exposure.

When adjacent mA stations are used and the time is adjusted for a constant mAs, the output intensity cannot vary more than + ___%

The effectiveness of lead shields depends on what? (Select all that apply)

kVp settings must be within +/- ___ %.

mA stations must be within +/- ________ of each other when linearity testing is done.

The light localizing collimator must confine the x-ray beam within +/- __________ of the SID.

A secondary protective barrier must have a lead equivalency of approximately:

The major structural elements of a eukaryotic cytoskeleton include (select all that apply):

The radiation unit used to measure biologic damage is what?