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physics for radiation therapy review
waves and electrostatics
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Undergraduate 2
03/17/2011

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What did the ancient greeks call smallest quantity of light
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photon
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what are bundles of energy called?
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quanta
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small bundle of energy traveling through space at the speed of light is what?
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a photon
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light photons and x-ray photons are both part of:
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electromagnetic spectrum
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Speed of light is equal to _____miles per sec.
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186,000 miles/sec.
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Photons have no mass, and therefore no identifiable form, but they do have electric and magnetic fields that are continuously moving in a sinusoidal fashion, what is this called?
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Sine wave
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The rate of rise and fall of a sine wave is called:
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Frequency
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The distance from one crest to another is called:
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wavelength
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