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| the energy emitted by an unstable atom in the process of becoming more stable |
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| charge of 1- and mass of 0 |
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| similar to beta particle with a charge of 1+ and mass of 0 |
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| which are high-energy radiaiton often emitted with other types of radiation mass and atomic number is 0 represened by y |
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| when a radioacive nuclues emits an alpha particle |
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| when a stable nucleus is converted to a radioactive nucleus by bombarding it with a small particle |
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| detects beta and gamma radiation |
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| measures activity as the number of atoms decay in one second for one gram |
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| rad (radiaiton absorbed dose) |
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| which measures the radiation absorbed by the tissues of the body |
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| rem (radiation equivalent) |
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| which measures the biological damage caused by different types of radiation |
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| which is 1 disintergration per second and the SI unit for radioactivity |
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| which is defined as the joules of energy absorbed by 1 kilogram of body tissue and is equal to 100 rad |
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| which is the SI unit for rem, and is equal 100 rem |
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| exposure of less than ___ rem is not detected |
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lethal dose for one-half of the populationÂ
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| the time for the radiation level to decrease to one-half of the original value |
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| positron emission tomography |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| large nucleus bombarded with a small particle, splits and releases a large amount of energy |
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| combines to make larger nuclei |
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