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Which of the following units of measure are not SI units?1. Roentgens2. Coulombs per kilogram, grays, sieverts3. Rads and rems

The production of Bremsstrahlung radiation

As the intensity of x-ray exposure of the air volume increases, the number of electron–ion pairs produced

Which of the following types of ionizing radiation produce virtually the same biologic effect in body tissue for equal absorbed doses?

How many HVLs are required to reduce the intensity of a beam of monoenergetic photons to less than 15% of its original value?

The photoelectric effect is an interaction between an x-ray photon and

Which of the following sources of radiation is manmade? 1. Atmospheric fallout from nuclear weapons testing2. Cosmic radiation from the sun and beyond the solar system3. Nuclear power plant accidents as a consequence of natural disasters

Typically, people are more willing to accept a risk if they perceive that the potential benefit to be obtained is

Which of the following body parts is/are included in the whole-body dose? 1. gonads 2. blood-forming organs 3. extremities

Which of the following accounts for an x-ray beam’s heterogeneity? 1. Incident electrons interacting with several layers of tungsten target atoms 2.  Energy differences among incident electrons 3. electrons moving to fill different shell vacancies.