The biggest organ in the immune system is the ___.

Of the following, growth hormone is most important for _____.

Uranium decays with by alpha particle emission of the radioactive element:

Epidemiologic studies are of significant values to scientists who use the information from these studies to formulate dose response estimates to predicting the risk of:

Responsibilities of a medical facility’s radiation safety officer (RSO) include which of the following?1. Developing an appropriate radiation safety program2. Maintaining radiation monitoring records for all personnel3. Repairing all broken or defective imaging equipment

Why have scientists developed occupational and non occupational effective dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation?

Conclusive proof exists that low-level ionizing radiation dose (i.e., those below 0.1 Gy) cause a significant increase in the risk of malignancy.

When exposure to ionizing radiation causes proliferation to the white blood cells, the radiation induced disease that occurs is:

The ICRP is considered the international authority on the safe use of sources of ionizing radiation.

Cataracts, leukemia and genetic mutations are examples of measurable radiation induced biologic damage.