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| Type of cell division where the daughter cell has half the number of chromosomes |
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| Type of cell division where a cell splits into two daughter cells that are identical to the parent |
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| Do not contain carbon. Includes inorganic acids, inorganic bases, and salts |
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| Produced by DNA and able to leave the nucleus, directs the process of making proteins out of amino acids |
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| Gets genetic code from mRNA and attaches to individual amino acids |
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| Assists mRNA in linking to ribosomes to facilitate protein synthesis |
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| Made of protein and DNA. Most human beings have 46 composed of 23 pairs |
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| Responsible for cytoplasmic activities, growth and development of the cell, hereditary information |
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| Programmed cell death that occurs during interphase when a cell dies without attempting division |
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| Method of displaying the radio-sensitivity of a cell |
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| Relative biologic effectiveness (RBE) |
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| Capabilities of radiation with differing LETs to produce a biologic reaction |
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| Law of Bergonie and Thribondeau |
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| States that the radiosensitivity of a cell is directly proportional to their reproductive activity |
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| Linear Transfer Function (LET) |
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| Ionizing radiation loses energy as it passes through matter, LET is the average energy deposited per unit length of track |
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| Loss or change in the base of the DNA chain |
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| Oxygen Enhancement Ratio (OER) |
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| Tissue is more sensitive to radiation when oxygenated, OER describes this numerically |
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| Type of DNA damage where rupture of the chemical bond that could sever the sugar-phosphate chain |
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| Radiation Weighting Factor |
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| Used to calculate Equivalent Dose to determine the ability to cause biologic damage |
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| Radiation damage resulting from discrete and random events |
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| X-rays and Gamma Rays, also known as photons, have no mass and no charge |
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| Also referred to as carbohydrates, are straches and various sugars |
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